“…The degree of swelling of PVA-CS patches in PBS pH 7.4 was 109.2 AE 3.96, 120 AE 5.5%, 150 AE 4.3%, 178.56 AE 4.68, 201.20 AE 5.2%, 183 AE 2.7, and 160 AE 3% for the time intervals of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 h, respectively. In the case of drug-loaded PVA-CS patches, the degree of swelling decreased due to the water-soluble sulfanilamide can interacts with the polymeric chain through hydrogen bonded crosslinks that restricting further entry of water to swell [37,49]. However, after maximum swelling at 8 h, further increases in time show a decrease in the degree of swelling in all cases.…”