Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 30, 2026

A Freeze-Thawing Method to Prepare Chitosan-Polyvinyl alcohol Hydrogels Without Crosslinking Agents and Diflunisal Release Studies
Published on: January 14, 2020
Composite films of poly(vinyl alcohol)-chitosan-bacterial cellulose for drug controlled release
Ramona-Daniela Pavaloiu1, Anicuta Stoica-Guzun1, Marta Stroescu1
1University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Polizu 1-3, Bucharest 011061, Romania.
Abstract:
Mono and multilayer composite films of poly(vinyl alcohol)-chitosan-bacterial cellulose (PVA/chitosan/BC) have been prepared to achieve controlled release of ibuprofen sodium salt (IbuNa) as model drug. The composite films have been characterized by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Surface morphology was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Equilibrium swelling was measured in water at two different pH values and in vitro release of IbuNa in pH 1.2 and pH 7.4 media was studied. The release experiments revealed that drug release is pH sensitive. The release kinetics of IbuNa could be described by the Fickian model of diffusion with a good agreement. The IbuNa release rate was decreasing for all the films as the BC concentration was increased in the films composition, the decrease being higher for the multilayer films.
Related Concept Videos
Modified-Release Drug Delivery Systems: Rate-Programmed II
Modified-Release Drug Delivery Systems: Rate-Programmed I
Oral Drug Delivery Systems: Delayed-Release Systems
Modified-Release Drug Delivery Systems: Drug Release Characteristics
Bioavailability Enhancement: Drug Stability Enhancement and GI Retention
Modified-Release Drug Delivery Systems: Classification

