Development of Functionalized Hydroxyapatite/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Composites
Journal of Crystal Growth 2016
Līga Stīpniece, Kristīne Šalma-Ancāne, Vitālijs Rjabovs, Inna Juhņeviča, Māris Turks, Inga Narkevica, Līga Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

Based on the well-known pharmaceutical excipient potential of poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA) and clinical success of hydroxyapatite (HAp), the objective of this work was to fabricate functionalized composite microgranules. PVA was modified with succinic anhydride to introduce carboxyl group s(–COOH), respectively, by reaction between the –OH groups of PVA and succinicanhydride, for attachment of drug molecules. For the first time, the functionalized composite microgranules containing HAp/PVA in the ratio of 1:1 were prepared through in situ precipitation of HAp in modified PVA aqueous solutions followed by spray drying of obtained suspensions. The microgranules were characterized by Fourier- transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).


Keywords
Microgranules; In situ synthesis; Spray drying; Hydroxyapatite; Poly(vinyl alcohol)
DOI
10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.03.029
Hyperlink
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022024816301087

Stīpniece, L., Šalma-Ancāne, K., Rjabovs, V., Juhņeviča, I., Turks, M., Narkevica, I., Bērziņa-Cimdiņa, L. Development of Functionalized Hydroxyapatite/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Composites. Journal of Crystal Growth, 2016, Vol.444, pp.14-20. ISSN 0022-0248. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.03.029

Publication language
English (en)
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