Enhancing the formation of starch-based hybrid hydrogel by incorporating carboxyl groups into starch chains

Abstract

A novel starch-based hybrid hydrogel was formed by physical and mild steps. Firstly, aqueous solution of a mixture of starch maleic half-ester (SM) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was subjected to freezing-thawing cycles to generate a physical functional SM/PVA hydrogel. Subsequently, the SM/PVA/HA hybrid hydrogel was obtained through the alternate soaking process. The structure and morphology of the hydrogels were examined with Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was found that the existence of carboxylic groups on SM chains not only enabled SM/PVA hydrogel to be pH-sensitive, but also enhanced the formation of hydroxyapatite in the hydrogel via chelating calcium ions onto the matrix.

Keywords

carboxylated starch / hybrid hydrogel / hydroxyapatite / formation / physical

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