Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 231, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123524
Keywords
Agar modification; Glutaric anhydride; Water absorption; Drug delivery; Porous structure
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Agar modified with glutaric anhydride (GAR) maintains high gel strength and improved transparency. The esterified agar forms a cross-linking molecule structure, showing excellent freeze-thaw stability and swelling property. Moreover, GAR films exhibit a specific absorption capacity of tetracycline hydrochloride, indicating potential applications as a sustainable drug delivery carrier.
Agar was modified with glutaric anhydride (GA) in this study to expand its application in food and medicine. Glutaric anhydride-modified agar (GAR) can maintain high gel strength (1247.4 g/cm2) and improved trans-parency (82.7 %). The esterified agar formed by GA further formed a cross-linking molecule structure by increasing the reaction temperature. Notably, excellent freeze-thaw stability (24.1 %) and swelling property (3116.6 %) of GAR indicated that the carboxyl-terminal of modified agar improves its affinity with water. Therefore, satisfactory water permeability and expansive stone enable agar films to achieve high water ab-sorption. Furthermore, GAR films exhibit a specific absorption capacity of tetracycline hydrochloride in weak acid solution, thereby suggesting its potential application as a sustainable drug delivery carrier. Finally, the structure of the modified agar was analyzed to explain the mechanism of binding water. Cryo-scanning electron microscopy (SEM) depicted the porous structure of the agar gel responsible for swelling, drug loading, and release. Low-field NMR results showed that GA improves agar gel's binding and free water content. According to our research results, these GAR hydrogel membranes with excellent properties have the potential to be used as effective drug delivery materials.
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