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Amphiphilic polyphenol incorporated hydrogel derived from mucoadhesive of Dillenia indica: Potential antioxidant and
Debolina Ghosh1, Sagnik De2, Deepmoni Deka1
1Centre for the Environment, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India.
Abstract:
In this work, the mucoadhesive substances from the fruits and seeds of Dillenia indica (DI), a plant present abundantly in India, have been extracted and utilised to prepare a hydrogel. A synthetically prepared amphiphilic polyphenol (L) has been incorporated within the hydrogel network to enhance the hydrogelation property. Moreover, the DI-L hydrogel's total phenolic content and radical scavenging prospects have been investigated. The DI-L hydrogel has shown good, sensitive, and efficient adsorptive removal of Fe(III) from the aqueous medium with an adsorption capacity of 6.157 mg/g for an initial concentration of 10 mg/L of Fe(III) solution. As a result, these findings elucidate the most innovative application of transforming fruit mucoadhesive into sustainable environmental solutions.
