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Development and Characterization of Fusidic Acid-Loaded Alginate-Aloe vera Based Hydrogel Film
Published on: December 13, 2024
"Development and evaluation of sodium alginate-polyacrylamide graft-co-polymer-based stomach targeted hydrogels of
Rahul Tripathi1, Brahmeshwar Mishra
1Department of Pharmaceutics, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221 005, India.
Abstract:
In the present study, grafting technology has been used to develop novel grafted hydrogel beads as controlled drug delivery carriers. The chemical crosslinking and grafting of polyacrylamide onto sodium alginate has been found to be efficient method for the development of new polymeric carrier. The successful crosslinking has been confirmed by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and elemental analysis. The polymeric network of sodium alginate-co-polyacrylamide (NaAlg-g-PAM) has been interlinked by covalent and hydrogen bonds which also strength the gel network. Simple ionotropic gelation method has been used for the preparation of NaAlg-g-PAM hydrogel beads. Its swelling and gelation were dependent on monomer and crosslinker concentrations. Entrapment of the drug moiety (famotidine; an antiulcer drug) within the grafted beads has been confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. More than 75% of drug loading in beads occurred with the increase of monomer and crosslinker concentration. In vitro drug release was found to be sustained up to the 12 h with 80% drug release.
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