Calcium Alginate as a Novel Sealing Agent for Colloidosomes.


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Fernández-Serrano, Mercedes 
Ríos, Francisco 
Caparrós-Salvador, Francisco  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5110-1325
Alhaj Salih Ortega, Mariam 
Abstract

We report on the preparation of colloidosomes formed with a poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate) latex shell, sealed using calcium alginate as a novel nontoxic and biodegradable sealing agent. The aim is to encapsulate enzymes in detergent formulations. The proposed method, with vegetable oil as the continuous phase, avoids the use of harmful organic solvents. Allura Red has been used as a water-soluble dye, in the core, to analyze the influence of variables such as sodium alginate and latex concentrations on the sealing and release profiles. After formation, the capsules were dispersed in either water or propylene glycol. The capsules have been examined using optical, confocal, and scanning electron microscopies. Working with the highest sodium alginate concentration and latex volume, the encapsulation efficiency is between 60 and 80%. Propylene glycol enables a better dispersion of the capsules compared with water. Dye release data have been fitted to exponential and Michaelis-Menten-type equations, leading to kinetic parameters that allow the simulation of the release process.

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4004 Chemical Engineering, 40 Engineering, 41 Environmental Sciences
Journal Title
Langmuir
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Journal ISSN
0743-7463
1520-5827
Volume Title
36
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
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All rights reserved
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M. Fernández was supported in Cambridge by the Spanish Government (Salvador Madariaga grant). This work was partially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Project CTQ2015-69658-R).