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Poly(ethylene glycol)–carboxymethyl chitosan-based pH-responsive hydrogels: photo-induced synthesis, characterization, swelling, and in vitro evaluation as potential drug carriers
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Carbohydrate Research . Sep2010, Vol. 345 Issue 14, p2004-2012. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: In this study, carboxymethyl chitosan was prepared, characterized, and then photo-induced graft copolymerized with poly(ethylene glycol) under a nitrogen atmosphere in aqueous solution using 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl acetophenone (DMPA) as the photo-initiator. The grafting copolymerization process was confirmed and the resulting copolymers were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), FTIR spectroscopy, 2D-X ray diffraction, and elemental analysis. The kinetics of the grafting reactions was also studied. Under the applied experimental conditions, the optimum grafting values were obtained at: CMCs=0.2g, PEGA=249mM, DMPA=10.4mM at a 2h reaction time. Some of the resulting copolymers were selected and used in the presence of methylene bisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinking agent to develop pH-responsive hydrogel matrices. The swelling characteristics and the in vitro release profiles of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), as a model drug, from the hydrogels were investigated. The results revealed that the hydrogel matrices developed in this study can be customized to act as good candidates in drug delivery systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00086215
- Volume :
- 345
- Issue :
- 14
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Carbohydrate Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 53407806
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2010.07.026