Microfabrication of gelatin-polycaprolactone composites for customized drug delivery.

Dynamic properties of water molecules present in the vicinity of protein are sensitive to its local conformational motions. Water mobility at the protein surface/interfaces is affected by its polar and charged groups, which are capable of anchoring water molecules through H-bonds. Differential scanning calorimetry, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and circular dichroic analysis have been employed to substantiate the changes in hydration of gelatin, interacting with polycaprolactone.

Gelatin-carrageenan hydrogels: role of pore size distribution on drug delivery process.

Naturally occurring biomaterials, such as gelatin and carrageenan are known to act as good drug delivering agents. The physical properties of these hydrogels are derived from their pore network. The effect of pore size distribution of hydrogel on the drug delivery process has been studied in this work.

Calorimetric analysis of gelatine-glycosaminoglycans blend system.

Gelatine is one of the most valuable natural polymers used for drug delivery applications. Gelatine-GAGs based composite system has been shown to act as good scaffolds for tissue engineering. The objective of the present study is to investigate the calorimetric properties of microporous gelatine-GAGs based blend, which were modified by co-crosslinking with a naturally occurring crosslinking agent genipin.