Impregnation and release of aspirin from chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) graft copolymer microspheres |
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| Authors: | A. Nascimento M. C. M. Laranjeira V. T. Fávere A. Josué |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Quoamica, Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, Ponta GrossaPR, 87020-900, Brazil;2. QUITECHGrupo de Pesquisa em Quitinas e Aplicaceoa es Tecnoloa gicas da UFSC, Departamento de Quoamica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianoa polisSC, 88040 900, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to produce aspirin-impregnated microspheres of chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) copolymer in order to evaluate the release characteristics as a function of pH, simulating the fluids in the gastrointestinal tract. Chitosan microspheres were obtained by the coacervation-phase separation method, induced by the addition of a non-solvent (NaOH 2.0 M solution). The microspheres were cross-linked with glutaraldehyde, reduced with sodium cianoborohydride and grafted with poly(acrylic acid). The impregnation of aspirin into chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) copolymer microspheres was achieved by the dissolution of the drug in water:ethanol (2:1), which was adsorbed by the microspheres for 24 h at 25 °C. The efficiency of aspirin impregnation was high (~94%). The approach employed herein in the production of aspirin-impregnated microspheres using chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) can be a suitable drug-release control system. |
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| Keywords: | Aspirin Chitosan Poly-ACRYLIC Acid Microspheres Controlled Release |
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