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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
卷 136, 期 -, 页码 570-580出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.09.072
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Drug delivery; Hydrophobic drugs; Chitosan; Hydrogel; Microemulsion
A composite chitosan hydrogel durable in physiological conditions intended for sustained release of hydrophobic drugs was investigated. The design is based on chitosan crosslinked with genipin with embedded biocompatible non-ionic microemulsion (ME). A prolonged release period of 48h in water, and of 24h in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) of pH 7.4 was demonstrated for Nile red and curcumin. The differences in release patterns in water and PBS were attributed to distinct dissimilarities in the swelling behaviors; in water, the hydrogels swell enormously, while in PBS they expel water and shrink. The release mechanism dominating this system is complex due to intermolecular bonding between the oil droplets and the polymeric network, as confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) experiments. This is the first time that oil in water microemulsions were introduced into a chitosan hydrogels for the creation of a hydrophobic drug delivery system. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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