Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14112286
Keywords
cellulose nanofibrils; chitosan; drug carrier; tetracycline hydrochloride; drug release
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- Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (China) [ZR2019JQ10]
- Qingdao independent innovation major project [21-1-2-23-hz]
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In this study, cellulose nanofibrils and chitosan composite beads were prepared using a simple and efficient method and exhibited large surface area, uniform pores, strong mechanical properties, and water resistance. These beads showed high efficiency in drug encapsulation and controlled release under acidic conditions.
It is highly desirable to develop a safe, highly efficient, and biodegradable drug carrier with an enhanced drug transport efficiency. Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) and chitosan (CS) composite hydrogels are promising candidate carriers with biological compatibility and non-cytotoxicity. Herein, the CNF/CS composite beads were prepared by dissolving cellulose and CS in LiBr molten salt hydrate and regenerating in ethanol. This preparation method is facile and efficient, and the obtained porous CNF/CS beads with the weight ratio of 8:2 exhibited a large specific surface area, uniform micro-nano-sized pores, strong mechanical property, and water absorption-resistance. Moreover, these beads as drug (tetracycline hydrochloride, TH) carriers showed a higher encapsulation efficiency (47.4%) at the TH concentration of 5 mg/mL in 24 h, and a higher drug loading rate (12.0%) than pure CNF and other CNF/CS beads prepared with different ratios. In addition, the TH releasing behavior of CNF/CS (8:2) beads fitted well into the zero-order, first-order, and Higuchi models under an acid condition, indicating that the drug release of these pH-sensitive beads was mainly affected by drug concentration under an acid condition. Therefore, these CNF/CS beads have great potential to be used as drug carriers for medical applications.
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