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Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan-Acrylic Acid Based Hydrogels and Investigation the Properties of Bilayered Design with Incorporated Alginate Beads

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The paper presents the synthesis of hydrogels via free-radical polymerization, based on Chitosan (CS) grafted with Acrylic acid (AA), using a two-step procedure. Free-radical polymerization has given strong hydrogels with compact structure, dominant elastic behavior, and long linear viscoelastic region. The results of rheological studies have shown that obtained hydrogels have significantly improved mechanical properties in comparison to chitosan hydrogels obtained by other sustainable methods. A step forward in the investigation of the potential application of chitosan hydrogels in wound dressing systems has been made by preparation of the bilayer design by embedding a layer of active compound-loaded alginate beads into the contact surface between two conjoined units of CS/AA hydrogels. Wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.) dried extract was used as an active compound because of its antimicrobial activity and green properties. This system has demonstrated pH-dependent release of extract and higher shear elastic modulus values than ordinary disc gels. A conducted study has given preliminary results for the possible application of bilayer chitosan-based hydrogels in wound dressing systems and represents the first step towards extrapolating the proposed design across other application fields.

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This study was supported by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, project number 451-03-68/2020-14/ 200134 for financial support.

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This study was supported by Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja (8870) to Tamara Erceg

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  3. University of Novi Sad Institute of Food Technology in Novi Sad, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Alena Stupar & Miroslav Hadnađev

  4. University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Miroslav Cvetinov

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Erceg, T., Brakus, G., Stupar, A. et al. Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan-Acrylic Acid Based Hydrogels and Investigation the Properties of Bilayered Design with Incorporated Alginate Beads. J Polym Environ 30, 3737–3760 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02473-7

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