Drug Delivery Systems based on Pullulan

Burn wounds are one of the most common types of severe injuries worldwide and providing a dress to accelerate the wound healing process is a vital need. Among the materials could be used for wound dressing, pullulan, a microbial natural polymer, can be a nice candidate as an alternative to petroleum-based polymers. However, pullulan’s affinity with drugs to be used in that application is still a challenge. Therefore, this project’s aim is to modify pullulan to be used efficiently as drug delivery systems. This project will be under the supervision of Professor Amilton Martins dos Santos from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is an expert in polymer chemistry and the modification of polymers. If successful, this might lead to a highly interesting application for pullulan, as well as a move toward a circular economy due to the use of natural polymers.

Faculty Supervisor:

Nicole Demarquette

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Partner:

Universidade de São Paulo-Escola de Engenharia de Lorena

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

École de technologie supérieure

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