Comparison of BSA Release Behavior from Electrospun PLGA and PLGA/Chitosan Membranes

In order to encapsulate and controlled-release bioactive proteins,three fibrous membranes,i.e.,poly（L-lactide-co-glycolide）（PLGA）,hybrid PLGA and chitosan（H-PLGA/CS）,and core/shell PLGA/CS （C-PLGA/CS）,were produced by emulsion electrospinning,co-electrospinning and coaxial electrospinning,respectively.Bovine serum albumin（BSA） was selected as a model protein.The loading efficiency of BSA in the PLGA membrane was 1.56%,lower than those of H-PLGA/CS（5.98%） and C-PLGA/CS（4.80%）.BSA release profiles from the three membranes showed initial burst releases in the first 7 d and then sustained release for 28 d.Cumulative releases at the end of the releasing period,28 d,from the above three membranes were nearly 63%,88% and 94%,respectively,indicating that the introduction of chitosan and the core/shell fiber structure could enhance BSA release rate.In addition,all these electrospun membranes could retain their fibrous morphologies after in vitro release of BSA for 28 d.