Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers

Currently most of the aerogel-based drug delivery carriers are made from non-biodegradable materials, such as silica. In this study, highly porous cellulose aerogels with Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface areas that varied between 22 m2 g-1 and 525 m2 g-1 were prepared from a sugarcane bagasse ce...

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Main Authors: Chin, Sukfun, Jimmy, Fiona Beragai, Pang, Suhcem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016
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author Chin, Sukfun
Jimmy, Fiona Beragai
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description Currently most of the aerogel-based drug delivery carriers are made from non-biodegradable materials, such as silica. In this study, highly porous cellulose aerogels with Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface areas that varied between 22 m2 g-1 and 525 m2 g-1 were prepared from a sugarcane bagasse cellulose solution of various concentrations. The potential utility of cellulose aerogels as controlled release carriers was evaluated by loading methylene blue (MB) as a model hydrophilic drug. The MB loading capacity and release kinetic profiles of cellulose aerogels were observed to be substantially influenced by their BET surface areas. Under optimum conditions, a maximum loading capacity of 6.4 mg MB mg-1 cellulose aerogel was achieved with sustained release of MB from cellulose aerogels at physiological pH over a period of 23 h
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spelling unimas-153022022-05-24T08:35:29Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15302/ Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers Chin, Sukfun Jimmy, Fiona Beragai Pang, Suhcem QD Chemistry Currently most of the aerogel-based drug delivery carriers are made from non-biodegradable materials, such as silica. In this study, highly porous cellulose aerogels with Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface areas that varied between 22 m2 g-1 and 525 m2 g-1 were prepared from a sugarcane bagasse cellulose solution of various concentrations. The potential utility of cellulose aerogels as controlled release carriers was evaluated by loading methylene blue (MB) as a model hydrophilic drug. The MB loading capacity and release kinetic profiles of cellulose aerogels were observed to be substantially influenced by their BET surface areas. Under optimum conditions, a maximum loading capacity of 6.4 mg MB mg-1 cellulose aerogel was achieved with sustained release of MB from cellulose aerogels at physiological pH over a period of 23 h Universiti Sains Malaysia 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15302/2/Fabrication%20of%20Cellulose%20-%20Copy.pdf Chin, Sukfun and Jimmy, Fiona Beragai and Pang, Suhcem (2016) Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers. Journal of Physical Science, 27 (3). pp. 159-168. ISSN 16753402 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85002939757&doi=10.21315%2fjps2016.27.3.10&partnerID=40&md5=99b4f6e6a3f43a69cc8f3403fa0d06ae DOI: 10.21315/jps2016.27.3.10
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
Chin, Sukfun
Jimmy, Fiona Beragai
Pang, Suhcem
Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
title Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
title_full Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
title_fullStr Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
title_short Fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
title_sort fabrication of cellulose aerogel from sugarcane bagasse as drug delivery carriers
topic QD Chemistry
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