Investigating novel biopolymeric nanostructures for drug delivery

This study created novel electrospun hybrid nanocomposite fibre mats from a variety of advanced materials. The impact of adding pure and impure magnetic nanoparticles and also modified and unmodified halloysite nanotubes to poly(lactic acid): poly(ε-caprolactone) blends on the solution viscosity, el...

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Main Author: Haroosh, Hazim Jasim Mohammed
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/681
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Summary:This study created novel electrospun hybrid nanocomposite fibre mats from a variety of advanced materials. The impact of adding pure and impure magnetic nanoparticles and also modified and unmodified halloysite nanotubes to poly(lactic acid): poly(ε-caprolactone) blends on the solution viscosity, electrical conductivity, morphology, crystallinity, thermal properties, connecting bonds and drug release kinetics was studied. Evidently, loading drug into polymer/halloysite nanotube composite fibres reduced the drug release and overcame the weakness of interaction between the polymer and drug.