Materials
| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
| Poly(lactic co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) |  Lactel |
B6010-2P | Inherent Viscosity: 0.55-0.75 dl/g |
| Ethyl acetate (EtAc) | Sigma | 270989 | |
| Methylene chloride (DCM) | |||
| Vitamin E TPGS | Sigma | 57668 | |
| Poly(vinyl alcohol) | 87-89% hydrolized, 30,000-70,000 Da | ||
| Equipment | |||
| Sonic Dismembrator | Fisher Scientific | Model 705 | 700 W (Ultrasonicator) |
| Sonicator tip | Fisher Scientific | 1/8 in | |
| Vortexer | VWR | 58816-121 | |
| Multiposition stirrer | Corning | MP5I | |
| Ultracentrifuge | Beckman-Coulter | L8-80M | |
| Fixed angle rotor | Beckman-Coulter | 50.2TI | |
| Water bath sonicator | Fisher Scientific | FS30 | |
| Lyophilizer | Millrock | BT85 |
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