文摘
This work reports the synthesis of particles based on poly(3-hydroxybutirate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) polymer that were impregnated with progesterone. The PHBV particles were obtained by supercritical CO2 (scCO2) anti-solvent expansion (SAS). scCO2 was also used at a high pressure (25 MPa) and moderate temperature (323 K) for the impregnation of progesterone into the PHBV particles at different impregnation times. In vitro release tests showed that the half-time of progesterone release in a hydro-alcoholic medium, for the samples produced with impregnation times of 2–32 h, was 3–5 h, with the higher release times generally related to smaller impregnation times.