Hydrogels prepared from hydrophobized hyaluronan and micelles

This Master‘s thesis is focused on the preparation of hydrogels based on a hydrophobic derivative of hyaluronic acid palmitoyl hyaluronan in presence of biosurfactant decyl glucoside’s micelles and micelles of surfactant triton X-100. For followed characterization were chosen rheological tests and infrared spectrometry. There was observed influence of preparation method, type and concentration of surfactant and presence of micelles on final features of the hydrogel. Moreover, an experimental test of swelling was performed with interesting results for future research