Effect of assembly pH and ionic strength of chitosan/casein multilayers on benzydamine hydrochloride release

Abstract

Multilayer biopolyelectrolyte films are built from chitosan and casein by layer-by-layer deposition onto corona precharged poly(DL-lactic acid) substrate. Such structure allows optimization with respect to the morphology and ability of drug immobilization and release by changing the assembly conditions. Variation of chitosan and casein solutions ionic strength and chitosan solution pH at constant casein solution pH, effects significantly the polyelectrolyte multilayer structure and drug release. pH and ionic strength increase change the morphology from dense to loose, and the ionic strength increase let to screening effect and complexation of the drug, resulting in slow drug release.