PLGA™
Sustained release pharmaceutical base material
Usage detail
Controlled-release pharmaceuticals
Usage
- Overview
- Properties
Overview
Mitsui PLGA is a high-quality excipient for the controlled-extended release of drugs for industrial usage.
Advantages of Mitsui PLGA

- Least Residual Solvent
- Well-Controlled Molecular Weight
- Drug Master File Registered with
- FDA(USA)
- Health Canada(Canada) - cManufactured under cGMP
Properties

- Degraded into glycolic acid and lactic acid by hydrolysis
- Specific rate of degradation depending on its copolymer ratio and molecular weight
Physical Properties
CAS No. | 26780-50-7 |
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Chemical Formula | ( C4H4O4 )x ( C6H8O4 )y |
Color | white to light tan |
Odor | odorless |
Tm (Melting Point) / ℃ | - |
Tg (Glass Transition) / ℃ | 45-55 |
Solvent | CH2Cl2 CHCl3 DMF DMSO THF |
Properties of the Standard Grade
Polymer | Co-polymer Ratio |
*Inherent Viscosity |
**Molecular Weight |
Residual Monomer |
Sn Content |
Heavy Metals |
Sulphated Ash |
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(mol%) | (dL/g) | (kDa) | (%) | (ppm) | (ppm) | (%) | |||
GLD | LTD | GLD | LTD | ||||||
PLGA 5-50 |
45-55 | 45-55 | 0.45-0.60 | (50-55) | < 2.0 | < 2.0 | < 50 | < 10 | < 0.1 |
PLGA 75-75 |
20-30 | 70-80 | 0.72 – 0.80 | (78 – 85) | < 2.0 | < 2.0 | < 50 | < 10 | < 0.1 |
PLGA 75-65 |
0.60-0.70 | (62-76) | |||||||
PLGA 75-50 |
0.45-0.55 | (50-60) |
- Mitsui PLGA GRADE NAMING
- PLGA Lactide-Viscosity
- EX : PLGA 5-50
- Lactide 50 : 50, Viscosity 0.50 dL/g
*Inherent Viscosity : 0.5 g/dl (Chloroform), @25 C
**Molecular Weight (by GPC) : (Standard polymer-Solvent) PMMA-HFIP for PGA, PS-THF for PLGA
We also welcome your requests for customized products, with a minimum quantity of 5 kg/year.


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