25. March 2018
Hydrogels are a unique class of three dimensional cross-linked polymeric networks that can hold a large fraction of aqueous solvents and biological fluids within their structures. Nowadays, hydrogels have attracted a growing interest of many scientists in different fields of research. Intelligent hydrogels have found a significant role in a wide variety of applications such as drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, optics, diagnostics and imaging. The purpose of this paper is to present a...
29. May 2017
Chitosan and clays can form nanocomposites via electrostatic interactions, offering an interesting potential as advanced drug delivery systems. Such nanocomposites can be prepared in the form of microparticles using spray-drying
22. September 2015
Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC) samples with varying degrees of substitution of methoxy groups (DS), mass molar substitutions of hydroxypropoxy groups (MS) and molecular weights were crosslinked with citric acid to create water insoluble films with mean thickness from (48 ± 3) µm to (127 ± 8) µm. More