期刊
CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
卷 88, 期 2, 页码 465-473出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.12.022
关键词
Acrylic acid; Bacterial cellulose; Drug-delivery system; Electron-beam irradiation; Hydrogel; Swelling behavior
资金
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Malaysia
- Malaysian Nuclear Agency
- MoA [05-01-02-SF1023]
To assist in identifying the utility of novel materials in drug-delivery applications, this study investigated the use of bacterial cellulose (BC), a natural biopolymer, in the synthesis of hydrogels for drug-delivery systems. BC was combined with different proportions of acrylic acid (AA) to fabricate hydrogels by exposure to accelerated electron-beam irradiation at different doses. Fourier transform infrared analysis revealed that the AA had been successfully grafted onto the cellulose fibers and allowed for predict ion of the reaction mechanism in the synthesis of hydrogels. Thermal and morphological characterization indicated the formation of thermally stable hydrogels with pore size determined by AA content and irradiation dose. The results of swelling and in vitro drug-release studies revealed the hydrogels to be both thermo- and pH-responsive. Such thermo- and pH-responsiveness, in addition to their morphological characteristics, suggests that these BC/AA hydrogels are promising candidates as controlled drug-delivery systems. Crown Copyright (c) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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