Synthesis and characterisation of rice husk ash silica drug carrier for α-mangostin

• Main Authors: Iqbal, Anwar, Shuib, Nur Azfa, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Miskam, Mazidatulakmam Akmam, Abdul Rahman, Nur Ruzaina, Adam, Farook
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: RS192 Materia Medica-Pharmaceutical Technology; TP Chemical technology; TP155 Chemical engineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/70684/1/70684_Synthesis%20and%20characterisation%20of%20rice%20husk_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70684/2/70684_Synthesis%20and%20characterisation%20of%20rice%20husk_scopus_new.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70684/; http://jps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/JPS-293_Art8-95-107.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The potential of rice husk ash (RHA) silica prepared via sol-gel method (RHA-Si) as a drug carrier was investigated. The nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm of RHA-Si indicates the presence of mesopores and some small percentage of micropores. The Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) surface are...