Polysaccharide-Based Superporous, Superabsorbent, and Stimuli Responsive Hydrogel from Sweet Basil: A Novel Material for Sustained Drug Release

This study is carried out on polysaccharide-based hydrogel extracted from the seeds of Ocimum basilicum L. for its evaluation as a superabsorbent and stimuli responsive biomaterial for sustained release drug delivery system. O. basilicum (Syn: Basil) seed hydrogel (BSH) expressed high swelling capac...

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Main Authors: Bilal Ahmad Lodhi, Muhammad Ajaz Hussain, Muhammad Sher, Muhammad Tahir Haseeb, Muhammad Umer Ashraf, Syed Zajif Hussain, Irshad Hussain, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Polymer Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9583516