Preparation of chitosan-ferulic acid conjugate: Structure characterization and in the application of pharmaceuticals
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Preparation and Characterization of SDF-1α-Chitosan-Dextran Sulfate Nanoparticles
Published on: January 22, 2015
1College of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A novel drug delivery system based on chitosan derivatives was prepared by introducting ferulic acid to chitosan adopting a free radical-induced grafting procedure. This paper used an ascorbic acid/hydrogen peroxide redox pair as radical initiator. The chitosan derivative was characterized by Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR), Ultraviolet-visible spectrum (UV), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Electron microscopic scanning (SEM). What is more, preparing microcapsules with the chitosan conjugate as wall material, the drug release propertie of chitosan conjugates were compared with that of a blank chitosan, which treated in the same conditions but in the absence of ferulic acid. The study clearly demonstrates that free radical-induced grafting procedure was an effective reaction methods and chitosan-ferulic acid is a potential functionalized carrier material for drug delivery.
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