The drug release behaviors of gelatin hydrogels prepared with polymers in terms of their rheological properties were evaluated. In the oscillatory strain sweep, gelatin/HPMCP hydrogels showed a higher crossover strain (Tan δ = 1) than gelatin and gelatin/Eudragit® hydrogels. Thus, gelatin/HPMCP hydrogels had the property of elastic hydrocolloids and tended to keep the platform compared with other sample hydrogels. As a result, the drug release from gelatin/HPMCP hydrogels was delayed compared with other sample hydrogels at pH 1.2.
- Satoshi Nogami
- Kazunori Kadota
- Yuichi Tozuka
