Research Article

Rapid Synthesis of Superabsorbent Smart-Swelling Bacterial Cellulose/Acrylamide-Based Hydrogels for Drug Delivery

Table 1

Formulation code, gel fraction, and release kinetics of hydrogel.

CodeBC/AM ratio
(% w/v)
NaOH/urea ratio
(% w/v)
Gel fraction
(%) (mean ± SD)
Zero order (g/hr)First order (hr−1)Peppas

PAM
DH
0/10
2.5/10
0/0
0/0
87.98 ± 2.42
82.09 ± 2.1
0.996
0.996
0.100
0.111
0.844
0.841
0.002
0.002
0.957
0.954
0.794
0.775
2.5/106/473.29 ± 1.650.9910.1350.8240.0020.9320.723
2.5/108/469.5 ± 3.050.9900.1490.8130.0020.9210.712