Happy to finally have my last results of my PhD project published in #CarbohydratePolymers: Ionic agarose derivatives as polyelectrolytic additives for controlled drug release.

Key highlights:
⚗️ Developed anionic and cationic agarose derivatives with tuneable degrees of substitution.
💧 Integrated these materials into hydrogels and alginate micro beads to enhance drug delivery performance.
⏱️ Achieved sustained and low-burst drug release over up to 14 days with advanced kinetic modelling for accurate release characterisation.

This research contributes to the development of biocompatible and efficient drug delivery systems with customisable release profiles. It now marks an end of this part of journey, where I have learned so much!

🔗 Read more: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124622

#ControlledRelease #DrugDelivery #Biomaterials #AgaroseDerivatives #Hydrogels #Chemistry #Polysaccharides #Science