Description
Itaconicacidisanorganicacidthatisusedasaprecursorinthepolymerindustry.Itaconicacidhasbeenusedinproductionofasurfactantthatcanincreaseskinpermeationoftopicaltreatments.Itaconicacidhasalsobeenusedincreationofcontrolled-releasehydrogelantibiotics.
References
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SoodS,GuptaVK,AgarwalS,etal.Controlledreleaseofantibioticamoxicillindrugusingcarboxymethylcellulose-cl-poly(lacticacid-co-itaconicacid)hydrogel.IntJBiolMacromol.2017Aug;101:612-620.PMID:28344094.