Research Article

Highly Porous pH-Responsive Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Grafted-Poly (Acrylic Acid) Based Smart Hydrogels for 5-Fluorouracil Controlled Delivery and Colon Targeting

Table 1

Feed composition of Poly (CMCS-g-AA) hydrogels.

Sample codeCMCS/100 g solutionAcrylic acid/100 g solutionDegree of crosslinking EGDMA Mol (%)(EGDMA)/100 g solution

HS11.2525.450.700.178
HS21.2532.720.700.229
HS31.2540.000.700.280
HS41.2029.090.700.203
HS51.4029.090.700.203
HS61.6029.090.700.203
HS71.6032.720.250.065
HS81.6032.720.500.196
HS91.6032.721.00.327