Preparation of tailor-made starch-based aerogel microspheres by the emulsion-gelation method

被引:141
作者
Garcia-Gonzalez, C. A. [1 ]
Uy, J. J. [1 ]
Alnaief, M. [2 ]
Smirnova, I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Hamburg Univ Technol, Inst Thermal Separat Proc, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany
[2] German Jordanian Univ, Sch Appl Med Sci, Amman 11180, Jordan
关键词
Starch; Aerogel; Supercritical drying; Emulsion-gelation; Chemical carrier matrix; DRUG-DELIVERY; DISSOLUTION RATE; SOLUBLE DRUGS; CROSS-LINKING; ENCAPSULATION; RELEASE; SOLUBILITY; ADSORPTION; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLES;
D O I
10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.02.023
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
The inherent biocompatibility and biodegradability of starch, a natural polysaccharide-based product, allows its use in the form of microspheres as a chemical carrier for life science applications. However, current methods of preparation of starch microspheres utilize chemical crosslinkers and drying methods (air drying, freeze drying) that leads to problems of degradability of the matrix and low specific surface areas and chemical loading capacities. In this work, corn starch aerogel microspheres, a special class of nanoporous materials, were prepared by the combination of an emulsion-gelation method and supercritical drying without the use of chemical crosslinkers. Effects of gelation temperature (368, 393 and 413K), oil-to-aqueous starch solution ratio (1:1, 2:1, 3:1) and surfactant content (3, 6 and 10% (w/w)) on the textural and morphological properties of the aerogel material were studied. The obtained starch aerogels were characterized using nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements, helium pycnometry. CHN elemental analyses, thermogravimetry and scanning electron microscopy. Spherical starch aerogel microspheres with tailor-made specific surface areas (34-120 m(2) g(-1) range) and particle sizes (215-1226 mu m diameter range) were obtained. Aerogel textural properties were mainly influenced by the gelation temperature used, whereas the particle morphology depended on the three processing parameters studied. High specific chemical loading capacity (1.1 x 10(-3) g m(-2)) of the aerogel microspheres was obtained using ketoprofen as a model compound. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:9
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