Kinetics of drug release profile from maleic anhydride-grafted-chitosan film

A modified functional group of chitosan film was successfully prepared. Maleic anhydride (MA) was used to introduce carboxylic functional groups into chitosan film to enhance the drug loading capacity of the film and also control the drug release. The experiment was carried out by adding various amounts of MA into a chitosan solution, followed by loading the drug into the mixed solution. The drug release study was conducted by immersing the chitosan film in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) solution (pH 7.4) as a body fluid model. This study was carried out in purpose to study the release kinetics of a drug from the modified chitosan film. Hence, the drug release data obtained were correlated with three mathematical models of drug release kinetics: Higuchi's model, Peppas' Model, and First-order model. Finally, the results revealed that the modified chitosan film exhibited a controlled release profile. Among the three mathematical models, the drug release profile from the modified chitosan film was best fitted with the First-order model.