The chemical modification of the surface of calcium alginate gel beads (CAGB) via grafting copolymerization with vinyl acetate (VAc) was studied. The optimum reaction conditions with activation and graft copolymerizat...The chemical modification of the surface of calcium alginate gel beads (CAGB) via grafting copolymerization with vinyl acetate (VAc) was studied. The optimum reaction conditions with activation and graft copolymerization two steps were explored. First, 5 grams CAGB with 2.5 mm initial diameter was initiated with 0.0493 mol/L K2S2O8 at 51 °C for 30 min in 15 mL 1 % PVA/H2O. Then 4.34 moi/L VAc was added dropwise and the reaction was allowed to proce at 48 °C for 3 h. The grafting efficiency could come up to 30%. It was found the stability of modified CAGB in the air and in electrolyte solutions was greatly improved.展开更多
To obtain expected rapid-release and sustained-release of ketoprofen gel beads, this paper adopted biopolymer alginate to prepare alginate beads and chitosan-alginate gel beads. Formulation factors were investigated a...To obtain expected rapid-release and sustained-release of ketoprofen gel beads, this paper adopted biopolymer alginate to prepare alginate beads and chitosan-alginate gel beads. Formulation factors were investigated and optimized by the single factor test. The release of ketoprofen from calcium alginate gel beads in pH 1.0 hydrochloric acid solution was less than 10% during 2 h, then in pH6.8 was about 95% during 45 min, which met the requirements of rapid-release preparations. However, the drug release of chitosan-alginate gel beads in pH1.0 was less than 5% during 2 h, then in pH6.8 was about 50% during 6 h and reached more than 95% during 12 h, which had a good sustained-release behavior. In addition, the release kinetics of keteprofen from the calcium alginate gel beads fitted well with the Korsmeyer–Peppas model and followed a case-II transport mechanism. However, the release of keteprofen from the chitosan-alginate gel beads exhibited a non-Fickian mechanism and based on the mixed mechanisms of diffusion and polymer relaxation from chitosanalginate beads. In a word, alginate gel beads of ketoprofen were instant analgesic, while chitosan-alginate gel beads could control the release of ketoprofen during gastrointestinal tract and prolong the drug's action time.展开更多
Alginate has been widely used in cell microencapsulation and drug delivery systems in the form of gel beads or microcapsules.Although an alternative novel emulsification-internal gelation technology has been establish...Alginate has been widely used in cell microencapsulation and drug delivery systems in the form of gel beads or microcapsules.Although an alternative novel emulsification-internal gelation technology has been established and both the properties and the potential applications of the beads in drug delivery systems have been studied,the mechanism has not been well understood compared with the traditional droplet method(external gelation technology).On the basis of our previous knowledge that the novel technology is composed of complicatedly consecutive processes with multistep diffusion and reaction,and the diffusion of acetic acid across oil/water interface being the prerequisite that determines the occurrence and rate for the reactions and the structures and properties of final produced gel beads,a special emphasis was placed on the diffusion process.With the aid of diffusion modeling and simple experimental design,the diffusion rate constant and diffusion coefficient of acetic acid across oil/water interface were determined to be in the orders of magnitude of 10-6 and 10-16,respectively.This knowledge will be of particular importance in understanding and interpreting the formation,structure of the gel beads and the relationship between the structure and properties and guiding the preparation and quality control of the gel beads.展开更多
Recently, potential applications for β-chitosan (β-CS) have been examined. In the present study, calcium-induced alginate gel beads (Alg-Ca) containing weak acid salts of β-CS were prepared and examined with regard...Recently, potential applications for β-chitosan (β-CS) have been examined. In the present study, calcium-induced alginate gel beads (Alg-Ca) containing weak acid salts of β-CS were prepared and examined with regard to their ability to adsorb bile acids in vitro. More than 70% of taurocholate dissolved in solution was taken up by Alg-Ca containing 100 mg β-CS, sim. ilar to the degree of uptake observed with Alg-Ca containing α-CS salt. The adsorption of bile acid was affected by the absolute amount of β-CS and/or the acid concentration of the preparation. A secondary bile acid, taurodeoxycholate, was also adsorbed by Alg-Ca containing weak acid salts of β-CS. Therefore, β-CS might be used to adsorb bile acids within the gastrointestinal tract in the same manner as an anion-exchange resin, and thus serve as a complementary means by which to prevent hyperlipidemia.展开更多
The aim of this study was to fabricate composite gel beads based on natural polysaccharides. Hyaluronic acid(HA) and Chitosan(CS) were successfully admixed with Ca^2+/alginate(SA) gel system to produce SA/HA/CS...The aim of this study was to fabricate composite gel beads based on natural polysaccharides. Hyaluronic acid(HA) and Chitosan(CS) were successfully admixed with Ca^2+/alginate(SA) gel system to produce SA/HA/CS gel beads by dual crosslinking: the ionic gelation and the polyelectrolyte complexation. The preparation procedure was that the weight ratio of SA(2%, m/v) to HA(2%, m/v) was kept at 2:1, then the mixture was dripped into the Ca^2+ solution for ion-crosslinking, and finally polyelectrolyte crosslinked with 2% low molecular weight CS(LMW-CS) for 1.5 hours. The optimal formulation was achieved by adjusting the concentration and the weight ratio of SA, HA and LMW-CS. Due to the incorporation of HA and LMWCS, the swelling ratio of the beads at pH 7.4 was increased up to 120, and the time for the maximum swelling degree was prolonged to 7.5 h. The swelling behavior was obviously improved compared to the pure SA/Ca^2+ system. The preliminary results clearly suggest that the SA/HA/CS gel beads may be a potential candidate for biomedical delivery vehicles.展开更多
Two sand packs were filled with fine glass beads and quartz sand respectively. The characteristics of crosslinked polymer flowing through the sand packs as well as the influence of shear fracture of porous media on th...Two sand packs were filled with fine glass beads and quartz sand respectively. The characteristics of crosslinked polymer flowing through the sand packs as well as the influence of shear fracture of porous media on the indepth profile modification of the weak gel generated from the crosslinked polymer were investigated. The results indicated that under the dynamic condition crosslinking reaction happened in both sand packs, and the weak gels in these two cases became small gel particles after water flooding. The differences were: the dynamic gelation time in the quartz sand pack was longer than that in the glass bead pack. Residual resistance factor (FRR) caused by the weak gel in the quartz sand pack was smaller than that in the glass bead pack. The weak gel became gel particles after being scoured by subsequent flood water. A weak gel with uniform apparent viscosity and sealing characteristics was generated in every part of the glass bead pack, which could not only move deeply into the sand pack but also seal the high capacity channels again when it reached the deep part. The weak gel performed in-depth profile modification in the glass bead pack, while in the quartz sand pack, the weak gel was concentrated with 100 cm from the entrance of the sand pack. When propelled by the subsequent flood water, the weak gel could move towards the deep part of the sand pack but then became tiny gel particles and could not effectively seal the high capacity channels there. The in-depth profile modification of the weak gel was very weak in the quartz sand pack. It was the shear fracture of porous media that mainly affected the properties and weakened the in-depth profile modification of the weak gel.展开更多
Features of the motion of gel particles in a three-phase bubble column with non-foaming and foaming gas–liquid systems,determined by using experiments of radioactive particle tracking(RPT),have been compared.The trac...Features of the motion of gel particles in a three-phase bubble column with non-foaming and foaming gas–liquid systems,determined by using experiments of radioactive particle tracking(RPT),have been compared.The tracer used is a gel particle which resembles typical immobilized biocatalyst.The tracer trajectory is analyzed to extract relevant information for design purposes.The solid velocity field,turbulence parameters,dispersion coefficients,mixing times and flow transitions are determined and compared.The presence of foam significantly affects many quantified parameters,especially within the heterogeneous flow regime.The hydrodynamic stresses are reduced in the presence of foam,especially close to the disengagement.The dispersion coefficients also decrease,and the solid mixing time is only slightly affected by the presence of foam.Gas holdup,inferred both from RPT experiments and from gamma ray scanning,is higher for foaming systems and leads to a shift in the transition gas velocity towards higher values.展开更多
壳聚糖-果胶凝胶珠(Chitosan-pectin gel beads,CPB)吸附去除食品中重金属具有较高的潜力,为提高其稳定性、再生利用性及吸附能力,本文采用明胶(Gel)和羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC)对CPB进行改性,利用扫描电镜(SEM)、比表面积与孔隙度分析(BET)...壳聚糖-果胶凝胶珠(Chitosan-pectin gel beads,CPB)吸附去除食品中重金属具有较高的潜力,为提高其稳定性、再生利用性及吸附能力,本文采用明胶(Gel)和羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC)对CPB进行改性,利用扫描电镜(SEM)、比表面积与孔隙度分析(BET)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、热重分析(TG)、Zeta电位仪、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及等技术表征其结构特性,优化吸附解析条件,并评估其对藻蓝蛋白中Pb(Ⅱ)的实际去除效果。结果显示,与CPB和Gel-CPB相比,CMC改性的CPB(CMC-CPB)热稳定性高、表面粗糙多孔、比表面积大(20.28±1.35 m^(2)/g)及Zeta电位低,对金属离子吸附能力强,且解析再生利用率高。FTIR图谱分析显示改性前后CPB官能团结构未发生明显变化,其主要结构官能团为羧基、羟基和氨基。TG分析表明改性前后的CMC-CPB的热稳定性显著高于CPB和Gel-CPB(P<0.05)。XPS光谱分析表明三种吸附剂成功吸附了Pb(Ⅱ),其中CMC-CPB对Pb(Ⅱ)的吸收峰最强。三种吸附剂(CPB、Gel-CPB和CMC-CPB)去除Pb(Ⅱ)的最佳pH和温度分别为6.0和60℃,对Pb(Ⅱ)的吸附过程均符合Langmuir吸附等温模型(R^(2)=0.9543~0.9811)和准二级动力学模型(R^(2)=0.9963~0.9991),该吸附属于单分子层化学吸附,即-COO、-OH、-CO-NH与Pb(Ⅱ)之间的络合作用。根据Langmuir模型曲线评估,CMC-CPB对Pb(Ⅱ)的最大吸附容量q_(max)为69.37 mg/g,显著高于Gel-CPB和CPB(P<0.05)。综合在藻蓝蛋白中的应用效果,CMC-CPB低成本高效安全地去除藻类和藻蓝蛋白食品中Pb(Ⅱ)具有更广阔的前景。展开更多
In the present research,enzyme encapsulated hydrogels(single gels and double network gels)and enzyme immobilized magnetic beads,which allow high-throughput screening,were fabricated and evaluated in terms of the pre...In the present research,enzyme encapsulated hydrogels(single gels and double network gels)and enzyme immobilized magnetic beads,which allow high-throughput screening,were fabricated and evaluated in terms of the preservation,precision, and repeatability of enzyme activity.The fabricated gels and magnetic beads were analyzed in a 96-well microassay plate.Trypsin was successfully encapsulated in both types of gels and immobilized to the magnetic beads.However,pepsin,either encapsulated in the gels or immobilized to the magnetic beads,could not react with its substrates.The adaptability to various enzymes (e.g.,trypsin,β-glucuronidase,and CYP1A1)in the single gels and magnetic beads was superior to that in double network gels.However,the soak out of the enzymes was observed in the single gels.The double network gels could encapsulate trypsin,whereas the fabrication of the other enzymes(e.g.β-glucuronidase,CYP1A1,and pepsin)failed because of the inactivation of the enzymes by acryl amide and ammonium peroxodisulfate,which are the components of the gel formulation. The enzyme reaction in the magnetic beads exhibited the highest efficiency among the three fabrication methods.Furthermore, the stability of the enzymes immobilized to the magnetic beads was better than that fabricated by the other methods,and the activities of trypsin andβ-glucuronidase did not decline for up to one week.In addition,in the magnetic beads,the activities of trypsin andβ-glucuronidase can be well repeated.Hence,although the adaptability of the double network gels to various enzymes is currently limited,the efficiency of the enzyme encapsulation can be improved by optimizing the formulation of acryl amide gels.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Young Scientist & Technician Creation Item sponsored by Fujian Province (No. 2002J021)and Scientific Research Fund Sponsored by Huaqiao University.
文摘The chemical modification of the surface of calcium alginate gel beads (CAGB) via grafting copolymerization with vinyl acetate (VAc) was studied. The optimum reaction conditions with activation and graft copolymerization two steps were explored. First, 5 grams CAGB with 2.5 mm initial diameter was initiated with 0.0493 mol/L K2S2O8 at 51 °C for 30 min in 15 mL 1 % PVA/H2O. Then 4.34 moi/L VAc was added dropwise and the reaction was allowed to proce at 48 °C for 3 h. The grafting efficiency could come up to 30%. It was found the stability of modified CAGB in the air and in electrolyte solutions was greatly improved.
基金supported by the program of supporting career development of young and middle-aged teachers from Shenyang Pharmaceutical University (ZQN2015011)the Open fund of Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for TCM Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine(zyzx1608)
文摘To obtain expected rapid-release and sustained-release of ketoprofen gel beads, this paper adopted biopolymer alginate to prepare alginate beads and chitosan-alginate gel beads. Formulation factors were investigated and optimized by the single factor test. The release of ketoprofen from calcium alginate gel beads in pH 1.0 hydrochloric acid solution was less than 10% during 2 h, then in pH6.8 was about 95% during 45 min, which met the requirements of rapid-release preparations. However, the drug release of chitosan-alginate gel beads in pH1.0 was less than 5% during 2 h, then in pH6.8 was about 50% during 6 h and reached more than 95% during 12 h, which had a good sustained-release behavior. In addition, the release kinetics of keteprofen from the calcium alginate gel beads fitted well with the Korsmeyer–Peppas model and followed a case-II transport mechanism. However, the release of keteprofen from the chitosan-alginate gel beads exhibited a non-Fickian mechanism and based on the mixed mechanisms of diffusion and polymer relaxation from chitosanalginate beads. In a word, alginate gel beads of ketoprofen were instant analgesic, while chitosan-alginate gel beads could control the release of ketoprofen during gastrointestinal tract and prolong the drug's action time.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30472102)the National Basic Research Program ofChina(Nos.2002CB713804and2007CB714305).
文摘Alginate has been widely used in cell microencapsulation and drug delivery systems in the form of gel beads or microcapsules.Although an alternative novel emulsification-internal gelation technology has been established and both the properties and the potential applications of the beads in drug delivery systems have been studied,the mechanism has not been well understood compared with the traditional droplet method(external gelation technology).On the basis of our previous knowledge that the novel technology is composed of complicatedly consecutive processes with multistep diffusion and reaction,and the diffusion of acetic acid across oil/water interface being the prerequisite that determines the occurrence and rate for the reactions and the structures and properties of final produced gel beads,a special emphasis was placed on the diffusion process.With the aid of diffusion modeling and simple experimental design,the diffusion rate constant and diffusion coefficient of acetic acid across oil/water interface were determined to be in the orders of magnitude of 10-6 and 10-16,respectively.This knowledge will be of particular importance in understanding and interpreting the formation,structure of the gel beads and the relationship between the structure and properties and guiding the preparation and quality control of the gel beads.
文摘Recently, potential applications for β-chitosan (β-CS) have been examined. In the present study, calcium-induced alginate gel beads (Alg-Ca) containing weak acid salts of β-CS were prepared and examined with regard to their ability to adsorb bile acids in vitro. More than 70% of taurocholate dissolved in solution was taken up by Alg-Ca containing 100 mg β-CS, sim. ilar to the degree of uptake observed with Alg-Ca containing α-CS salt. The adsorption of bile acid was affected by the absolute amount of β-CS and/or the acid concentration of the preparation. A secondary bile acid, taurodeoxycholate, was also adsorbed by Alg-Ca containing weak acid salts of β-CS. Therefore, β-CS might be used to adsorb bile acids within the gastrointestinal tract in the same manner as an anion-exchange resin, and thus serve as a complementary means by which to prevent hyperlipidemia.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81401510)
文摘The aim of this study was to fabricate composite gel beads based on natural polysaccharides. Hyaluronic acid(HA) and Chitosan(CS) were successfully admixed with Ca^2+/alginate(SA) gel system to produce SA/HA/CS gel beads by dual crosslinking: the ionic gelation and the polyelectrolyte complexation. The preparation procedure was that the weight ratio of SA(2%, m/v) to HA(2%, m/v) was kept at 2:1, then the mixture was dripped into the Ca^2+ solution for ion-crosslinking, and finally polyelectrolyte crosslinked with 2% low molecular weight CS(LMW-CS) for 1.5 hours. The optimal formulation was achieved by adjusting the concentration and the weight ratio of SA, HA and LMW-CS. Due to the incorporation of HA and LMWCS, the swelling ratio of the beads at pH 7.4 was increased up to 120, and the time for the maximum swelling degree was prolonged to 7.5 h. The swelling behavior was obviously improved compared to the pure SA/Ca^2+ system. The preliminary results clearly suggest that the SA/HA/CS gel beads may be a potential candidate for biomedical delivery vehicles.
文摘Two sand packs were filled with fine glass beads and quartz sand respectively. The characteristics of crosslinked polymer flowing through the sand packs as well as the influence of shear fracture of porous media on the indepth profile modification of the weak gel generated from the crosslinked polymer were investigated. The results indicated that under the dynamic condition crosslinking reaction happened in both sand packs, and the weak gels in these two cases became small gel particles after water flooding. The differences were: the dynamic gelation time in the quartz sand pack was longer than that in the glass bead pack. Residual resistance factor (FRR) caused by the weak gel in the quartz sand pack was smaller than that in the glass bead pack. The weak gel became gel particles after being scoured by subsequent flood water. A weak gel with uniform apparent viscosity and sealing characteristics was generated in every part of the glass bead pack, which could not only move deeply into the sand pack but also seal the high capacity channels again when it reached the deep part. The weak gel performed in-depth profile modification in the glass bead pack, while in the quartz sand pack, the weak gel was concentrated with 100 cm from the entrance of the sand pack. When propelled by the subsequent flood water, the weak gel could move towards the deep part of the sand pack but then became tiny gel particles and could not effectively seal the high capacity channels there. The in-depth profile modification of the weak gel was very weak in the quartz sand pack. It was the shear fracture of porous media that mainly affected the properties and weakened the in-depth profile modification of the weak gel.
基金Supported by the FONCyT(PICT2014-0704)CONICET(PIP1122015-0100902CO)Universidad de Buenos Aires(UBACyT 20020130100544BA)
文摘Features of the motion of gel particles in a three-phase bubble column with non-foaming and foaming gas–liquid systems,determined by using experiments of radioactive particle tracking(RPT),have been compared.The tracer used is a gel particle which resembles typical immobilized biocatalyst.The tracer trajectory is analyzed to extract relevant information for design purposes.The solid velocity field,turbulence parameters,dispersion coefficients,mixing times and flow transitions are determined and compared.The presence of foam significantly affects many quantified parameters,especially within the heterogeneous flow regime.The hydrodynamic stresses are reduced in the presence of foam,especially close to the disengagement.The dispersion coefficients also decrease,and the solid mixing time is only slightly affected by the presence of foam.Gas holdup,inferred both from RPT experiments and from gamma ray scanning,is higher for foaming systems and leads to a shift in the transition gas velocity towards higher values.
文摘壳聚糖-果胶凝胶珠(Chitosan-pectin gel beads,CPB)吸附去除食品中重金属具有较高的潜力,为提高其稳定性、再生利用性及吸附能力,本文采用明胶(Gel)和羧甲基纤维素钠(CMC)对CPB进行改性,利用扫描电镜(SEM)、比表面积与孔隙度分析(BET)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、热重分析(TG)、Zeta电位仪、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)及等技术表征其结构特性,优化吸附解析条件,并评估其对藻蓝蛋白中Pb(Ⅱ)的实际去除效果。结果显示,与CPB和Gel-CPB相比,CMC改性的CPB(CMC-CPB)热稳定性高、表面粗糙多孔、比表面积大(20.28±1.35 m^(2)/g)及Zeta电位低,对金属离子吸附能力强,且解析再生利用率高。FTIR图谱分析显示改性前后CPB官能团结构未发生明显变化,其主要结构官能团为羧基、羟基和氨基。TG分析表明改性前后的CMC-CPB的热稳定性显著高于CPB和Gel-CPB(P<0.05)。XPS光谱分析表明三种吸附剂成功吸附了Pb(Ⅱ),其中CMC-CPB对Pb(Ⅱ)的吸收峰最强。三种吸附剂(CPB、Gel-CPB和CMC-CPB)去除Pb(Ⅱ)的最佳pH和温度分别为6.0和60℃,对Pb(Ⅱ)的吸附过程均符合Langmuir吸附等温模型(R^(2)=0.9543~0.9811)和准二级动力学模型(R^(2)=0.9963~0.9991),该吸附属于单分子层化学吸附,即-COO、-OH、-CO-NH与Pb(Ⅱ)之间的络合作用。根据Langmuir模型曲线评估,CMC-CPB对Pb(Ⅱ)的最大吸附容量q_(max)为69.37 mg/g,显著高于Gel-CPB和CPB(P<0.05)。综合在藻蓝蛋白中的应用效果,CMC-CPB低成本高效安全地去除藻类和藻蓝蛋白食品中Pb(Ⅱ)具有更广阔的前景。
基金The Global COE Program from the Ministry of Education,Science,Sports,and Culture of Japan.
文摘In the present research,enzyme encapsulated hydrogels(single gels and double network gels)and enzyme immobilized magnetic beads,which allow high-throughput screening,were fabricated and evaluated in terms of the preservation,precision, and repeatability of enzyme activity.The fabricated gels and magnetic beads were analyzed in a 96-well microassay plate.Trypsin was successfully encapsulated in both types of gels and immobilized to the magnetic beads.However,pepsin,either encapsulated in the gels or immobilized to the magnetic beads,could not react with its substrates.The adaptability to various enzymes (e.g.,trypsin,β-glucuronidase,and CYP1A1)in the single gels and magnetic beads was superior to that in double network gels.However,the soak out of the enzymes was observed in the single gels.The double network gels could encapsulate trypsin,whereas the fabrication of the other enzymes(e.g.β-glucuronidase,CYP1A1,and pepsin)failed because of the inactivation of the enzymes by acryl amide and ammonium peroxodisulfate,which are the components of the gel formulation. The enzyme reaction in the magnetic beads exhibited the highest efficiency among the three fabrication methods.Furthermore, the stability of the enzymes immobilized to the magnetic beads was better than that fabricated by the other methods,and the activities of trypsin andβ-glucuronidase did not decline for up to one week.In addition,in the magnetic beads,the activities of trypsin andβ-glucuronidase can be well repeated.Hence,although the adaptability of the double network gels to various enzymes is currently limited,the efficiency of the enzyme encapsulation can be improved by optimizing the formulation of acryl amide gels.