Review Article | Volume: 3, Issue: 12, December, 2013

Cellulose Derivatives as Thermoresponsive Polymer: An Overview

Sonam Jain Premjeet Singh Sandhu Reetesh Malvi Babita Gupta   

Open Access   

Published:  Dec 30, 2013

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.31225
Abstract

Cellulose is a linear homopolymer polysaccharide having water insoluble property. Various cellulose derivative prepared by etherification gains water solubility and shows thermoresponsive gelation. Thermoresponsive polymers are sensitive to thermal environment surrounding them and in response to it they show change in their property. Thermogelation behaviour of cellulose derivatives varies with degree and type of substitution. The main aim behind presenting this article is to summarize the thermosensitive property and application of various cellulose derivatives. This review stresses mainly on cellulose derivatives, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and ethyl (hydroxyethyl) cellulose.


Keyword:     Cellulose Cellulose ether Thermoresponsive polymer MC HPMC EHEC.


Citation:

Sonam Jain, Preemjeet Sandhu, Reetesh Malvi, Babita Gupta. Cellulose Derivatives as Thermoresponsive Polymer: An Overview. J App Pharm Sci, 2013; 3 (12): XXX-XXX

Copyright:The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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