Research Article

Composite Hydrogel of Poly(acrylamide) and Starch as Potential System for Controlled Release of Amoxicillin and Inhibition of Bacterial Growth

Table 2

Fitting parameters of amoxicillin release data to Korsmeyer–Peppas equation for hydrogels under different conditions.

Hydrogel PAAm/starchConditionsFitting parametersRelease mechanism
nk (10−2)r2

50/50pH 3.0, 37°C0.464.110.988Anomalous transport
pH 7.4, 37°C0.572.620.976Anomalous transport