Research Article

Preparation and Biocompatibility of Core-Shell Microspheres for Sequential, Sustained Release of BMP-2 and VEGF

Table 1

Preparation of different microspheres.

Group AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup F

Polymer typePLLA (core)/PLGA (shell)PLLA (core)/PLGA (shell)PLLA (core)/PLGA (shell)PLLA (core)/PLGA (shell)PLLA (core)/PLGA (shell)PLLA (core)/PLGA (shell)
Polymer concentrationPLLA (5%)/PLGA (5%)PLLA (5%)/PLGA (5%)PLLA (5%)/PLGA (5%)PLLA (5%)/PLGA (5%)PLLA (5%)/PLGA (5%)PLLA (5%)/PLGA (5%)
Growth factor typeBMP-2 (core)/VEGF (shell)BMP-2 (core)/blank (shell)Blank (core)/VEGF (shell)BMP-2, VEGF (core)/BMP-2, VEGF (shell)VEGF (core)/BMP-2 (shell)Blank (core)/blank (shell)
Growth factor solutionBMP-2 (100 μg/ml)/VEGF (10 μg/ml)BMP-2 (100 μg/ml)/blank (shell)Blank (core)/VEGF (10 μg/m)BMP-2 (100 μg/ml), VEGF (10 μg/ml)/BMP-2 (100 μg/ml), VEGF (10 μg/ml)VEGF (10 μg/ml)/BMP-2 (100 μg/ml)Blank (core)/blank (shell)