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Preparation and characterization of hydrogel delivery systems from poly-gamma-glutamic acid
Mai, Thuy Ha ; Smilek, Jiří (referee) ; Sedláček, Petr (advisor)
The presented diploma thesis focuses on the development and preparation of model poly--glutamic acid based hydrogel carrier systems. For the hydrogel carrier preparation, methods based on physical interactions between polyelectrolyte and oppositely charged multivalent ion or oppositely charged macromolecule were proposed. Based on the pilot experiments, trivalent iron cation and chitosan were selected as suitable crosslinking agents. By crosslinking -PGA via ferric cations a successful bead formation has been accomplished and attempts have been made for a preparation of beads smaller than 1 000 m by employing microencapsulation techniques. Rapid disintegration of -PGA beads occurred upon immersion of the beads in water making these systems unsuitable for drug carrier applications. Interactions between -PGA and chitosan lead to polyelectrolyte complexes formation and by optimizing concentrations and pH of polyelectrolyte solutions, a formation of homogenous looking hydrogel with high water content (>0,9) has been achieved.
Preparation and characterization of hydrogel delivery systems from poly-gamma-glutamic acid
Mai, Thuy Ha ; Smilek, Jiří (referee) ; Sedláček, Petr (advisor)
The presented diploma thesis focuses on the development and preparation of model poly--glutamic acid based hydrogel carrier systems. For the hydrogel carrier preparation, methods based on physical interactions between polyelectrolyte and oppositely charged multivalent ion or oppositely charged macromolecule were proposed. Based on the pilot experiments, trivalent iron cation and chitosan were selected as suitable crosslinking agents. By crosslinking -PGA via ferric cations a successful bead formation has been accomplished and attempts have been made for a preparation of beads smaller than 1 000 m by employing microencapsulation techniques. Rapid disintegration of -PGA beads occurred upon immersion of the beads in water making these systems unsuitable for drug carrier applications. Interactions between -PGA and chitosan lead to polyelectrolyte complexes formation and by optimizing concentrations and pH of polyelectrolyte solutions, a formation of homogenous looking hydrogel with high water content (>0,9) has been achieved.

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