Optimization Concentration of Irgacure® 2959 as Photo-initiator on Chitosan-Kappa-Carrageenan Based Hydrogel for Tissue Sealant

• Main Authors: Kamala, Fiskina Zulfa, Budhijanto, Wiratni, Purnomo, Eko, Nugraheni, Prihati Sih
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia 2022
• Subjects: Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assesment
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283367/1/IJTech_CE-6166_Optimization-Concentration-of-Irgacure-2959-as-Pho.pdf; https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283367/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85146330605&doi=10.14716%2fijtech.v13i8.6166&partnerID=40&md5=7610a2d727d6b458f5698fd802040bd1
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Hydrogel is a three-dimensional network of hydrophilic polymers widely used in the biomedical field, one of which is a tissue sealant. The material that can be used in the manufacture of hydrogels is chitosan. The ability of chitosan in the formation of hydrogel is still limited by its swelling and...