This video demonstrates a method for the generation of a polymer bubble or polybubble-based novel platform that enables delayed burst release. Polyester-based polymers are used to form the polybubbles with core-shell structure, and small molecules and antigens can be used as cargo.
Protocol
1. Polycaprolactone triacrylate (PCLTA) synthesis Dry 3.2 mL of 400 Da polycaprolactone (PCL) triol overnight at 50 °C in an open 200 mL round bottom flask and potassium carbonate (K2CO3) in a glass vial at 90 °C. Mix the triol with 6.4 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) and 4.246 g of K2CO3 under argon. Mix 2.72 mL of acryloyl chloride in 27.2 mL of DCM and add dropwise to the reaction mixture in the flask over 5 min. <…