Thermally induced core-shell type hydrogel beads having interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) structure

Tae Gwan Park, Hoo Kyun Choi

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Abstract

Monodisperse hydrogel beads composed of calcium alginate and crosslinked polyNIPAAm (N-isopropylacrylamide) were synthesized based on a simultaneous interpenetrating network process. With increasing the temperature above the phase transition temperature of polyNIPAAm, a core-shell type of hydrogel beads was developed; polyNIPAAm-enriched core region and Ca-alginate-enriched outer shell layer were observed. The thermally reversible formation of the core-shell double structure in the IPN hydrogel beads was applied for the temperature modulated drug release using indomethacin as a model drug.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-172
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1998
Externally publishedYes

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