Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels based on poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan were prepared by UV irradiation. The swelling behavior of the IPN hydrogels was studied by immersion of the films in deionized water at various temperatures and in buffer solutions at various pHs. IPN3 exhibited a relatively high swelling ratio. The swelling ratio increased with an increase in the content of chitosan and were higher in acidic rather than in alkaline pHs. The overall swelling process was anomalous diffusion due to polymer relaxation. The diffusion coefficient values increased with an increase in temperature and the content of chitosan. 相似文献
Crosslinked chitosan/silk fibroin blend films were prepared by a solution casting technique using glutaraldehyde as crosslinking agent. Drug release characteristics of the blend films with various blend compositions were investigated. Theophylline, diclofenac sodium, amoxicillin trihydrate, and salicylic acid were used as model drugs. The release studies were performed at 37 °C in buffer solutions at pH 2.0, 5.5, and 7.2. It was found that the blend films with 80% chitosan content showed the maximum amount of model drug release at pH 2.0 for all the drugs studied here. This result corresponded to the swelling ability of the blend films. From a swelling study, the maximum degrees of swelling of the drug‐loaded blend films were obtained at this pH and blend composition. The amount of drugs released from the films with 80% chitosan content, from the highest to the lowest values, occurred in the following sequence: salicylic acid > theophylline > diclofenac sodium > amoxicillin.
Comparison of the amounts of drug released from chitosan and the blend film with 80% chitosan content at pH 2.0: (filled) chitosan film, and (blank) blend film with 80% chitosan content (SAL = salicylic acid, THEO = theophylline, DFS = diclofenac sodium, AMX = amoxicillin). 相似文献
Novel biodegradable pH- and thermal-responsive interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels were prepared for controlled drug delivery studies. The IPN hydrogels were obtained in mild aqueous acid media by irradiation of solutions of N-acryloylglycine (NAGly) mixed with chitosan, in the presence of glutaraldehyde as a crosslinking agent and using 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl acetophenone as photoinitiator. These hydrogels were subjected to equilibrium swelling studies at different temperatures (25 °C, 37 °C and 45 °C) in buffer solutions of pH 2.1 and 7.4 (similar to that of gastric and intestinal fluids respectively). 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) was entrapped in the hydrogels, and drug release studies carried out at 37 °C in buffer solutions at pH 2.1 and 7.4. 相似文献
The fabrication of carvacrol-loaded chitosan nanoparticles was achieved by a two-step method, i.e., oil-in-water emulsion and ionic gelation of chitosan with pentasodium tripolyphosphate. The obtained particles possessed encapsulation efficiency (EE) and loading capacity (LC) in the ranges of 14-31% and 3-21%, respectively, when the initial carvacrol content was 0.25-1.25 g/g of chitosan. The individual particles exhibited a spherical shape with an average diameter of 40-80 nm, and a positively charged surface with a zeta potential value of 25-29 mV. The increment of initial carvacrol content caused a reduction of surface charge. Carvacrol-loaded chitosan nanoparticles showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli with an MIC of 0.257 mg/mL. The release of carvacrol from chitosan nanoparticles reached plateau level on day 30, with release amounts of 53% in acetate buffer solution with pH of 3, and 23% and 33% in phosphate buffer solutions with pH of 7 and 11, respectively. The release mechanism followed a Fickian behavior. The release rate was superior in an acidic medium to either alkaline or neutral media, respectively. 相似文献
The present investigation describes a novel method for preparing beads based on crosslinked chitosan with glutaraldehyde interpenetrating glycine polymer network. Four type of beads, viz., CHI1 (composed of chitosan, glycine and glutaraldehyde); CHI2 (composed of chitosan and glutaraldehyde); CHI3 (composed of chitosan and glycine) and CHI4 (only chitosan) were prepared and their release characteristics were studied using thyamine hydrochloride (Thy-HCl) as a model drug. Structural changes during swelling of CHI1 beads in solutions of different pH were studied using IR and UV spectroscopy. 相似文献
In this study, composite monoliths with porous structures were prepared using quaternized chitosan and diatom earth for protein separation. Quaternized chitosan (N-[(2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammonium)propyl] chitosan chloride) dissolved in water was mixed with diatom earth and crosslinked with glutaraldehyde under low-temperature conditions to form a cryogel. Interconnected porous monoliths were obtained after removing ice crystals from the cryogel. The monoliths adsorbed bovine serum albumin selectively from the solution mixture of bovine serum albumin and bovine ɤ-globulin, and bovine ɤ-globulin was recovered in the flow-through fraction. The adsorption selectivity was enhanced by changing the solution pH from 6.8 to 5.5. The adsorption of bovine serum albumin by the monolith was replicated at least five times following its washing with a buffer containing 400 mM NaCl and subsequent regeneration with a 10 mM acetate buffer. The composited monolith is a promising adsorbent for the removal of acidic proteins, such as serum albumin contamination in neutral proteins, for example, ɤ-globulins, in bioproduction processes. 相似文献