Porous Cellulose Beads Fabricated from Regenerated Cellulose as Potential Drug Delivery Carriers

Highly porous cellulose beads (CBs) of various mean sizes were successfully prepared from regenerated cellulose of paper wastes. The drug delivery characteristics of CBs with different mean sizes were investigated using curcumin as the model drug under controlled conditions. The loading capacity and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lee Ken Voon, Suh Cem Pang, Suk Fun Chin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1943432