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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2012
Core-shell PLLA microparticles were successfully fabricated using a novelcoaxial nozzle design. These particles were synthesized with differentcomponents in the core/shell layers representing three classes of systems ofinterest for drug delivery applications: PVA/PLLA, PLLA/PEG, and oleicacid/PLLA. The components were characterized for their physical propertiesand interfacial energies, and optimal conditions for the operation weredetermined. To facilitate the particle characterization, each phase wasdoped with a different fluorescent dye to aid in the confirmation of acore/shell structure via fluorescence microscopy.