Zeolites incorporated polymeric gel beads鈥擯romising drug carriers

详细信息    查看全文

• 作者：Neethu Ninan ; Sabu Thomas ; Yves Grohens
• 关键词：Pectin ; Zeolite ; Copper ; Bacteria ; Gel bead ; Biomaterial
• 刊名：Materials Letters
• 出版年：1 March, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：118
• 期：Complete
• 页码：12-16
• 全文大小：1678 K

文摘

Novel hybrid gel beads comprising of pectin and copper exchanged zeolites were prepared using ionotropic gelation technique. The prepared beads were transparent and spherical. The egg-box model crosslinking of pectin was visualised on the surface of the bead. The embedded zeolites maintained their crystallinity inspite of their weak interactions with pectin. Their anti-bacterial properties were attributed due to the copper ions leached from the cavities of zeolites incorporated in polymer matrix. The obtained results proved their versatility as promising drug carriers.