Development and Optimization of Tamarind Gum-β-Cyclodextrin-g-Poly(Methacrylate) pH-Responsive Hydrogels for Sustained Delivery of Acyclovir

Acyclovir has a short half-life and offers poor bioavailability. Its daily dose is 200 mg five times a day. A tamarind gum and β-cyclodextrin-based pH-responsive hydrogel network for sustained delivery of acyclovir was developed using the free-radical polymerization technique. Developed networks wer...

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Main Authors: Kanza Shafiq, Asif Mahmood, Mounir M. Salem-Bekhit, Rai Muhammad Sarfraz, Alanood S. Algarni, Ehab I. Taha, Ahd A. Mansour, Sami Al Zahrani, Yacine Benguerba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/15/12/1527