Synthesis and Characterisation of Biodegradable Carboxymethyl Cellulose Microcarriers from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Therapeutic Applications
Soon Wei To,
Rania Hussien Ahmed Al-Ashwal,
Nurzila Ab Latif
et al.
Abstract:Microcarrier offers a convenient way to support cell adhesion and proliferation for biomedical applications. However, commercial microcarriers often have high production costs and limited biodegradability. The use of cellulose-rich oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB) for the development of microcarriers could lead to a cheap, sustainable, and biodegradable cell culturing system. In this research, a series of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) microcarriers were prepared from OPEFB using FeCl3 ionic crosslinker at va… Show more
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