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Drug‐loaded microparticles prepared by the one‐step deposition of calcium carbonate/alginate onto cotton fabrics
Author(s) -
Wu HuanLing,
Hou XiaoXiao,
BranfordWhite Christopher,
Sun XiaoZhu,
Tao Lei,
UmIZahra Syeda,
Zhu LiMin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.42618
Subject(s) - vaterite , materials science , calcium carbonate , scanning electron microscope , thermogravimetric analysis , chemical engineering , calcium alginate , hybrid material , polymer , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , calcite , drug delivery , composite material , calcium , nanotechnology , chemistry , mineralogy , engineering , metallurgy , aragonite
Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 )/alginate inorganic–organic hybrid particles were synthesized and deposited on to the surface of cotton fabrics with a novel one‐step procedure. The effects of the Ca 2+ /CO 3 2− /alginate molar ratio on the cotton matrix were investigated. The optimization of the process resulted in a regular shaped hybrid microparticles, and scanning electron microscopy revealed that the particles were uniformly distributed on the surface of the fibers. Dynamic light scattering showed that the particles were about 2 μm in diameter. Moreover, transmission electron microscopy images demonstrated that the core–shell structure of the particles existed along with CaCO 3 evenly enfolded into the alginate layer. An X‐ray diffraction pattern displayed that the alginate/CaCO 3 hybrid microparticles were a mixture of calcite and vaterite crystal. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated that CaCO 3 /alginate hybrid particles formed in situ were the only deposited materials. The thermogravimetric analysis curve indicated a certain mass ratio of the alginate and CaCO 3 in the hybrid particles. Furthermore, the drug‐loading and drug‐release properties of the hybrid microspheres were studied, and the results show that the water‐soluble diclofenac sodium could be effectively loaded in the hybrid microparticles and the drug release could be effectively sustained. Finally, both of the microparticles and modified fabrics had good cytocompatibility. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132 , 42618.