title: A thermo- and pH-sensitive hydrogel composed of quaternized chitosan/glycerophosphate.
abstract: The quaternized chitosan was synthesized by the reaction of chitosan and glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (GTMAC) and named as N-[(2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammonium) propyl] chitosan chloride (HTCC). A novel hydrogel system composed of HTCC/glycerophosphate (HTCC/GP) with thermo- and pH-sensitivity was synthesized and used as an intelligent drug carrier. The formulation was solution below or at room temperature, which allowed it injectable and to incorporate living cells, proteins, enzymes or other therapeutic drugs easily. Once the surrounding temperature was up to 37 degrees C, the system was transformed to a non-flowing hydrogel, and the formed hydrogel can release the trapped drug as a function of pH values. The swelling behavior of the system and the release profiles of doxorubicin hydrochloride (DX) as a model drug at different pH values were investigated. At acidic condition the hydrogel dissolved and released drug quickly, while it absorbed water and released drug slowly at neutral or basic conditions. Hydrogel composed of chitosan hydrochloride and glycerophosphate (CS/GP) was also prepared to compare with HTCC/GP hydrogel. The HTCC/GP hydrogel in this study was transparent which made it suitable for some specific uses such as ocular drug formulation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Lab of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhi-Guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Guang-Hui
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods*; D005994:Glycerophosphates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010599:Pharmacokinetics; D044367:Phase Transition; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005994:Glycerophosphates; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D048271:Chitosan