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Controlled Release Ot Methvl Salicvlate In Chitosanpoli[N-Isopropvlacrvlamide] Semi-Interpenetrating Networks, Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, Terence G. Henares
Controlled Release Ot Methvl Salicvlate In Chitosanpoli[N-Isopropvlacrvlamide] Semi-Interpenetrating Networks, Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng, Terence G. Henares
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A semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) was produced by polymerizing Nisopropylacrylamide (NIP AAm) in the presence of chitosan and cross-linking agent, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA). The resulting material did not swell as much as poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (piPAAm), but still showed temperature- and pHresponsiveness. Swelling and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments showed that the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the material was at 31 °C. The semiIPN was swollen below 30 °C but started to collapse at this temperature. This is in the same range as the LCST of carrageenan-piPAAm semi-IPN. The chitosan-piPAAm semi-IPN was in a collapsed state and reached maximum swelling …