Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 118, Issue -, Pages 783-791Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.06.142
Keywords
Carboxymethylcellulose; Poly (ethylene glycol); Citric acid; Hydrogel films; Hydrophobic drugs; Controlled release
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In present work, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) - polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel films were prepared using citric acid as a non-toxic crosslinking agent, for the controlled delivery of model hydrophobic drug (ketoconazole). The carboxyl content of the hydrogel films were determined by acid-base titration. The films were characterized by solid state C-13 NMR, ATR-FTIR, TGA and DSC, and evaluated for swelling behavior, drug loading, drug release, hemocompatibility, in vitro cytotoxicity and implantation test. An increase in the amount of PEG caused increase in the carboxyl content and swellability of the hydrogel films. The solid state C-13 NMR, ATR-FTIR and thermal analysis confirmed the formation of ester crosslinks in between CMC and PEG in the hydrogel films. The release of KTZ was found to be retarded due to presence of grafted PEG in the hydrogel films. The hydrogel films exhibited excellent hemocompatibility and cytocompatibility. Implantation test revealed that the hydrogel films caused minimum inflammation. From the overall results, citric acid crosslinked CMC-PEG hydrogel films were found to be suitable for enhanced loading and controlled release of the poorly soluble drugs. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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