Preparation and Characterization of Polymeric Nanoparticles: An Interdisciplinary Experiment

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Maria J. Ramalho (Author) FEUP; M. Carmo Pereira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Chemical Education

Vol. 93 No. 8

Pages: 1446-1451

ISSN: 0021-9584

Publisher: American Chemical Society

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Associated Projects

LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-R3X

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00837

Abstract (EN): In this work, a laboratory experiment to introduce graduate students to nanotechnology is described. Students prepared poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles using two different synthesis procedures, a single and a double emulsion−solvent evaporation method. The students also performed a physicochemical characterization of the prepared nanoparticles (NPs) by determining the hydrodynamic size and zeta potential values through Dynamic and Electrophoretic Light Scattering, respectively. The experiments were designed to be accomplished in two 180 min sessions and have been successfully conducted by 24 graduate students.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6