一步法制备生物相容油核微胶囊及其可控释放

One-step fabrication of biocompatible oil-core microcapsules with controlled release

一步法可控制备生物相容油核微胶囊对工业制备微胶囊及其应用具有重要意义。通过设计微流控器件,成功实现一步法制备尺寸均一可控的生物相容油核微胶囊。利用玻璃毛细管管套管的方法制备了微流控器件。通过外相水凝胶相剪切内相油相得到油核液滴,同时油核液滴和外相水凝胶相在重力作用下脱离管口,形成油核微胶囊,再通过交联水凝胶壳层得到稳定的结构。系统研究了微流控器件结构、内相流速、外相流速等参数对油核微胶囊油核数量、微胶囊直径、壁厚等性质的影响规律。生物相容油核微胶囊作为活性物质的理想载体,可以实现pH改变触发的快速释放和壁厚调节的缓慢释放,为其实际应用奠定了基础。

One-step controlled preparation of biocompatible oil-core microcapsules is of great significance for the industrial fabrication of microcapsules and their applications.In this paper,biocompatible oil-core microcapsules with uniform and controllable size are successfully prepared via a one-step method using microfluidic devices.This method uses concentrically-aligned glass capillaries to prepare microfluidic devices.The inner oil phase is sheared into oil droplets by the outer hydrogel phase,which is then pulled off the orifice of the microfluidic device by gravity,forming oil-core microcapsules.The shells of the microcapsules are then cross-linked to form a stable hierarchical structure.The influences of microfluidic device design,inner phase and outer phase flow rates on the number of oil cores,microcapsules diameter and shell thickness are systematically investigated.As an ideal carrier for active substances,biocompatible oil-core microcapsules can achieve rapid release triggered by pH changes and slow release of wall thickness adjustment,laying the foundation for their practical applications.