Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Cellulose Nanocrystals Hybrid Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. PNIPAAm-CNC Hydrogel Preparation
2.3. Characterizations
2.3.1. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
2.3.2. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR)
2.3.3. Rheology Test
2.3.4. Hydrogel Injection
2.3.5. Volume Phase Transition Temperature (VPTT)
2.3.6. Equilibrium-Swelling Ratio (ESR)
2.3.7. Drug Loading and Release
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis of PNIPAAm-CNC Hydrogels
3.2. Thermogravimetric Analysis
3.3. Volume Phase Transition Temperature (VPTT)
3.4. Equilibrium Swelling Ratio (ESR)
3.5. Rheology
3.6. Hydrogel Injection
3.7. Drug Loading and Release
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zubik, K.; Singhsa, P.; Wang, Y.; Manuspiya, H.; Narain, R. Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Cellulose Nanocrystals Hybrid Hydrogels for Wound Dressing. Polymers 2017, 9, 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9040119
Zubik K, Singhsa P, Wang Y, Manuspiya H, Narain R. Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Cellulose Nanocrystals Hybrid Hydrogels for Wound Dressing. Polymers. 2017; 9(4):119. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9040119
Chicago/Turabian StyleZubik, Katarzyna, Pratyawadee Singhsa, Yinan Wang, Hathaikarn Manuspiya, and Ravin Narain. 2017. "Thermo-Responsive Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Cellulose Nanocrystals Hybrid Hydrogels for Wound Dressing" Polymers 9, no. 4: 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9040119