Research Article

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

Table 4

Porosity and Sol-gel fraction analysis of different formulations.

Sample codeDegree of crosslinking EGDMA Mol (%)Porosity (%)Gel fraction (%)Sol fraction % value

HS10.7013.1190.709.300.047
HS20.7019.0294.935.070.041
HS30.7022.9895.904.100.005
HS40.709.2787.8912.110.049
HS50.7011.5091.939.070.005
HS60.7017.3493.016.990.05
HS70.2524.6690.669.340.043
HS80.5020.1092.237.770.047
HS91.012.5494.175.830.046