Gellan Gum/Laponite Beads for the Modified Release of Drugs: Experimental and Modeling Study of Gastrointestinal Release

• Main Authors: Alessandra Adrover (Author), Patrizia Paolicelli (Author), Stefania Petralito (Author), Laura Di Muzio (Author), Jordan Trilli (Author), Stefania Cesa (Author), Ingunn Tho (Author), Maria Antonietta Casadei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In this study, gellan gum (GG), a natural polysaccharide, was used to fabricate spherical porous beads suitable as sustained drug delivery systems for oral administration. GG was cross-linked with calcium ions to prepare polymeric beads. Rheological studies and preliminary experiments of beads prepa...