Abstract
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ThesynthesesandcharacterizationofZn–Allayereddoublehydroxide(LDH)andchitosannanocompositsarereportedinthepresentpaper.Byincreasingchitosanconcentration,thecrystallitegrowthisinhibitedinbothdirectionsaandc.Afterward,cetirizine-intercalatedLDHwassynthesized.AccordingtoXRDpatterns,increaseinbasalspacingindicatedthatcetirizineanionswereintercalatedintoLDH.In-vitrodrugreleaseexperimentshavebeeninvestigated.Onthebasisofthereleaseprofiles,itwasfoundthatincreaseinchitosanconcentrationcausesindecreaseindrugreleaserate.Therefore,chitosanconcentrationcanbeadjustedtocontroltherateofthedrugrelease.
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