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Chitosan–poly(aminopropyl/phenylsilsesquioxane) hybrid nanocomposite membranes for antibacterial and drug delivery applications
Author(s) -
Kummari Subba Venkata Krishna Rao,
Kummara Madhusudana Rao,
Palem Ramasubba Reddy,
Nagellea Sivagangi Reddy,
Shchipunov Yury,
Ha ChangSik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4789
Subject(s) - membrane , nanocomposite , chitosan , glutaraldehyde , materials science , thermogravimetric analysis , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , scanning electron microscope , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , drug delivery , silver nanoparticle , antibacterial activity , polymer chemistry , nanoparticle , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material , biochemistry , engineering , biology , bacteria , genetics
The incorporation of poly(aminopropyl/phenylsilsesquioxane) ( PAPSQ ) into chitosan gave membranes exhibiting high thermal stability and tunable swelling property, and that were good templates for loading of 5‐fluorouracil (5‐ FU ) and production of Ag nanoparticles around PAPSQ .