In order to develop a potential drug sustained delivery carrier suitable for wound healing, a series of b-cyclodextrin conjugated hyaluronan hydrogels (b-CD-HA) with adjustable crosslink densities were synthesized and characterized, meanwhile the delivery kinetics and mechanism of diclofenac as a model anti-inflammatory drug from these hydrogels were investigated. By controlling the feeding molar ratio of b-CD/HA, a b-CD substitution degree of 4.65% was obtained by 1 H-NMR analysis. The incorporation of b-CD modification had little effect on the internal porous structure, water swelling ratio, and rheological property of HA hydrogel, which however were influenced by the crosslink density. Although the crosslink density had an influence on the drug loading and release profile by altering the water swelling property, the interaction between b-CD and drug was the primary factor for the high loading capacity and long-term sustained delivery of diclofenac. The semiempirical equation fit showed that the release of diclofenac from HA-based hydrogels followed a pseudo-Fickian diffusion mechanism. By the aid of b-CD and controlled crosslink density, a b-CD-HA hydrogel with a diclofenac sustained delivery period of over 28 days and desirable physicochemical properties was achieved, which will be a promising drug sustained delivery carrier for wound healing. V C 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 43072.
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