Electrophoretic deposition of silica–hyaluronic acid and titania–hyaluronic acid nanocomposites

Thin films of hyaluronic acid were prepared by anodic electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and the deposition kinetics was studied using quartz crystal microbalance. EPD method has been developed for the fabrication of new ceramic-biopolymer nanocomposites containing silica and titania nanoparticles in the matrix of hyaluronic acid. The deposit thickness was varied in the range of 0–10μm. The composition of the deposits can be varied by the …