<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Depan, Dilip</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Annamalai Pratheep</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Raj Pal</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preparation and characterization of novel hybrid of chitosan-g-lactic acid and montmorillonite</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chitosan</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">contact angle</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">graft copolymerization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nanocomposites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">polylactic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water absorption</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2006</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">AUG</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">WILEY-LISS</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DIV JOHN WILEY &amp; SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">78A</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">372-382</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The utilization of biopolymers and the development of organic-inorganic hybrids are ever increasing interest of material science researchers around the globe for various applications. The present attempt is intended to prepare nanocomposites of lactic acid grafted chitosan and layered silicates. Nanocomposites were prepared by dissolving chitosan and dispersing sodium montmorillonite in aqueous solution of L-lactic acid with subsequent heating and film casting. They were characterized by conventional techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, thermogravimetric analysis, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The results from polar optical and transmission electron microscopic measurements are also discussed. Sorption behavior of samples has been followed by measuring swelling degree and contact angle. The films have shown enhanced hydrophilicity when compared with polylactic acid (PLA). Issues on the interactions of polycationic chitosan with clay are also discussed. It is observed that nanocomposites are exhibiting better thermal and physical properties than neat chitosang-LA and PLA. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Foreign&lt;/p&gt;</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.263</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Depan, Dilip</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Bijandra</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Raj Pal</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preparation and characterization of novel hybrid of chitosan-g-PDMS and sodium montmorrilonite</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B-Applied Biomaterials</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chitosan</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">graft copolymerization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nanocomposites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PDMS</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water absorption</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">WILEY-LISS</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DIV JOHN WILEY &amp; SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">84</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">184-190</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Preparation and properties of Chitosan (CS)-clay nanocomposites grafted with polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) with different clay ratios are herein discussed. CS is intercalated into sodium montmorrilonite and PDMS is grafted onto CS under UV irradiation. Sample films of CS intercalated into clay and grafted with PDMS were prepared by solvent casting method with varying amount of nanoclay and PDMS. They were characterized by conventional techniques such as X-ray diffractometry, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, C-13 NMR, thermo gravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis. Sorption behavior of samples has been followed by measuring swelling degree and issues on the interactions of biopolymers with clay are also discussed. The water absorption of composites films reduces with an increase in the amount of incorporated clay. This is due to the barrier formation in the form of cross-linking points, which prevents water permeation into CS. The amount of adsorbed water is more, when the amount of CS exceeds the amount of PDMS. This shows high water retention capacity of CS. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2.220</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Depan, Dilip</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kumar, Annamalai Pratheep</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Raj Pal</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cell proliferation and controlled drug release studies of nanohybrids based on chitosan-g-lactic acid and montmorillonite</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Acta Biomaterialia</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chitosan</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">clay</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Controlled release</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">drug delivery systems</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nanocomposites</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCI LTD</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">93-100</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The present paper reveals the potential uses of novel hybrids of chitosan-g-lactic acid and sodium montmorillonite (MMT) in controlled drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. The drug-loaded novel nanohybrid films and porous scaffolds have been prepared by solvent casting and freeze-drying of the grafted polymer solution, respectively. Sodium Ibuprofen was loaded into nanohybrids of chitosan-g-lactic acid/sodium montmorillonite (CS-g-LA/MMT). Grafting of lactic acid and the drug loading were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Formation of intercalated nanocomposites was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Mechanical properties measurements have shown improvement in modulus and strength with expense of elongation by MMT reinforcement. The nanohybrids were found to be stable regardless of pH of the medium. The cell proliferation profile also shows that prepared nanohybrids are biocompatible. MMT reinforcement was found to control the drug (Ibuprofen) release rate in phosphate buffer saline solution (pH 7.4). MMT clay is therefore a viable additive for formulating sustained drug delivery systems based on lactic acid grafted chitosan. (C) 2008 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4.822</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Depan, Dilip</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Raj Pal</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Preparation and characterization of novel hybrid of bio-assisted mineralized Zn-Al layered double hydroxides using chitosan as a template</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Applied Polymer Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">bio-assisted mineralization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cell-growth studies</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chitosan</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">drug delivery systems</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">layered double hydroxides</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MAR</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JOHN WILEY &amp; SONS INC</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">115</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3636-3644</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;The purpose of this study was to prepare and characterize a novel nanohybrid prepared from the template-assisted mineralization of Zn-Al Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) onto the surface of Chitosan (CSI), with an emphasis on morphology, biocompatibitity, and its use as an efficient drug carrier agent. The as prepared LDH is highly crystalline, with platelet-like morphology and curved tactoids when nucleated onto the surface of CSI. Our results indicate that the -OH and -NH functional moieties on CSI can direct an ordered structure of LDH, due to the electrostatic interaction between biopolymer and inorganic lamellae. We have been successful to intercalate an anti-inflammatory drug, Sodium Ibuprofen (Ibu), into LDH, through conventional coprecipitation method. LDHs are endowed with great potential for delivery vector because their stacked layers lead to safe reservation of biofunctional molecules or genes, and their ion exchangeability and solubility in acidic media (pH &amp;lt; 4) give rise to the controlled release of drug molecules. According to the cell-growth studies, LDHs are found as cell viable up to the concentration of 500 mu g/mL. This study reveals that LDH not only plays a role of a biocompatible-delivery matrix but also facilitates a significant increase in the delivery efficiency. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 115:3636-3644,2010&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></issue><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1.240</style></custom4></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Depan, Dilip</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saikia, Lakshi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Singh, Raj Pal</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ultrasound-triggered release of ibuprofen from a chitosan-mesoporous silica composite - a novel approach for controlled drug release</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Macromolecular Symposia</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chitosan</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">drug delivery systems</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ibuprofen</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mesoporous silica</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ultrasound</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2010</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Int Union Pure &amp; Appl Chem; German Res Fdn</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 10 11 61, D-69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">287</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">80-88</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;In this work, an attempt was made to synthesize a novel Chitosan-Mesoporous silica (CS-MS) hybrid composite to design a drug delivery system based on ultrasound triggered stimuli-responsive smart release. The in-vitro drug release properties of both the Mesoporous Silica (MS) and Chitosan (CS) hybrids were investigated. Ibuprofen (Ibu) was used as a model drug. The results from powder X-Ray diffraction (XRD) patterns, and BET N(2) adsorption isotherms exhibited that MS can accommodate drug molecules into the lumen of the channels and pores. Drug release, stimulated by temperature and pH of the release media was also investigated. We studied the Ultrasound (US) triggered release of Ibu in a simulated body fluid (pH 7.4). The results exhibited that US can be used as a non-invasive technique for drug release from polymeric materials. The enhancing effect of ultrasound on drug release is due to the Cavitation effect, without causing any significant destruction on the polymer morphology.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4th International Symposium on Macro-and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials, Dusseldorf, GERMANY, SEP 07-11, 2008</style></notes><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">0.90
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