Abstract
A novel pH-sensitive poly (2-(acryloyloxy) propanoic acid) hydrogel (PAPA) synthesized from lactic acid by radical polymerization has been investigated in this work. The structure of prepared monomer2-(acryloyloxy) propanoic acid) (APA) has been characterized by FTIR and1H-NMR measurements. PAPA hydrogel demonstrated an obvious pH sensitivity in its swelling in the range of 4-7 pH of phosphate buffer solution (PBS). The rapid response of the hydrogel makes it suitable for drug delivery application. Here, salicylic acid (SA) selected as a model drug, thein-vitrodrug release as a function of pH and temperature was studied systematically. The cumulative release of salicylic acid reached up to 86.6% in pH=7.4 PBS at 37.0°C within 550min. In pH=2.1 PBS, however, only 26.6% drug was released from the pH-sensitive PAPA on the same conditions.
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