Guar gum and sesame oil based novel bigels for controlled drug delivery

VK Singh, I Banerjee, T Agarwal, K Pramanik… - Colloids and surfaces B …, 2014 - Elsevier
Bigels are novel semi-solid formulations which have been drawing attention of many
research scientists due to their numerous advantages over the conventional gels. The …

Characterization of gelatin–agar based phase separated hydrogel, emulgel and bigel: A comparative study

S Wakhet, VK Singh, S Sahoo, SS Sagiri… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - Springer
The current study describes the in-depth characterization of agar–gelatin based co-
hydrogels, emulgels and bigels to have an insight about the differences in the properties of …

Development and characterization of gelatin‐based hydrogels, emulsion hydrogels, and bigels: A comparative study

S Satapathy, VK Singh, SS Sagiri… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study was designed to examine the physicochemical and electrical properties of gelatin‐
based hydrogels, emulgels, and bigels. The chemical studies suggested an increase in …

Microstructure and characteristics of phase-separated gels of Type-A gelatin and hydroxypropyl starch: pH responsiveness

X Ma, Z Zhang, Z Li, Z Wu, L Lu, K Nishinari, M Zhao… - Food …, 2025 - Elsevier
The impact of phase separation behavior on the performance of hydrogels has always been
the research focus. This study explored the relationship of “pH-microstructure-hydrogel …

Polysaccharide-based polymer gels

T Fekete, J Borsa - Polymer Gels: Science and Fundamentals, 2018 - Springer
Hydrogels are special polymer systems with unique properties due to their high water
content. They hold a relative large importance in several application fields, especially in the …

Hydration of hydrogels studied by near‐infrared hyperspectral imaging

V Caponigro, F Marini, A Gowen - Journal of Chemometrics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are an important class of biomaterials that can absorb large quantities of water. In
this study, changes in hydration of natural hydrogels (agar, chitosan, gelatin, starch, and …

Thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties of tween 80/span 80–based organogels and its application in iontophoretic drug delivery

SS Sagiri, U Kumar, B Champaty… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The present study describes the preparation and characterization of the Tween 80/Span 80
and sunflower oil–based organogels. Organogels were characterized using microscopy, X …

Development and characterization of gelatin–polysaccharide based phase‐separated hydrogels for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases

VK Singh, SS Sagiri, SM Khade… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial vaginosis is a sexually transmitted vaginal infection prevalent in sexually active
women. Gelatin–polysaccharide phase‐separated hydrogels were prepared and …

An in-depth analysis of the mechanical, electrical, and drug release properties of gelatin–starch phase-separated hydrogels

SP Mallick, GS Shaw, K Uvanesh, D Biswal… - Polymer-Plastics …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Gelatin–starch-based phase-separated hydrogels were prepared in this study. Corn starch,
soluble starch, and hydrated starch were used as the representative starches for the …

Surface morphology and dissolution rate of slow discharge urea coated with starch-urea-borax matrix

MY Naz, SA Sulaiman - Polymer-Plastics Technology and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Pure starches do not exhibit fast tacking and high viscosity to meet the standards set by
many industrial processes. Therefore, the objective of this work was to obtain high-viscosity …