Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (11): 1888.

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Studies on Synthesis and Drug Release Properties of Aliphatic Polyester Anhydrides

HU Yun-Hua, ZHUO Ren-Xi   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
  • Received:1996-07-18 Online:1997-11-24 Published:1997-11-24

Abstract: Polyanhydrides are of particular interest as materials for controlled drug releasesystems due to their excellent surface erosion properties.In this paper, a series of aliphaticpolyester anhydrides -[COCH2CH2COO (CH2)nOCOCH2CH2COO]-mwere prepared.The invitro degradation and drug release properties were also investigated.The results showed thatthe aliphatic polyester anhydrides had low melting temperature (70℃).The in vitrodegradation rates of polyester anhydrides decreased with the increase of n, and degradationcompleted within2440h.The drug release rates from polyester anhydrides matrixes arerelated to the behavior of polyester anhydride degradation.

Key words: Polyester anhydride, Degradation, Controlled drug release

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