“…Many polymeric matrix materials have been intensively investigated in this context, including poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (P, PLGA) (Dillen et al, 2004;Fonseca et al, 2002;Govender et al, 1999;Lemoine and PrĂ©at, 1998;Nafee et al, 2007), chitosan (Janes et al, 2001;Prabha et al, 2002;Rhim et al, 2006), poly-É-caprolactone (Gan et al, 1999;LeroueilLe Verger et al, 1998), starch (Kreuter, 1991;Le Corre et al, 2010), alginate (Johnson et al, 1997;Sarmento et al, 2006) and gelatin (Balthasar et al, 2005;Khan and Schneider, 2013;Truong-Le et al, 1999). One of the most common biodegradable and biocompatible polymers (Langer and Peppas, 1981) used to prepare NPs for the encapsulation of proteins, via the waterin-oil-in-water (w/o/w) double emulsion method, is PLGA.…”