Nanoencapsulation of Aloe vera in Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Polymers by Electrohydrodynamic Processing of Interest in Food Technology and Bioactive Packaging

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Sergio Torres-GinerJose M Lagaron

Abstract

This work originally reports on the use of electrohydrodynamic processing (EHDP) to encapsulate Aloe vera (AV, Aloe barbadensis Miller) using both synthetic polymers, i.e., polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH), and naturally occurring polymers, i.e., barley starch (BS), whey protein concentrate (WPC), and maltodextrin. The AV leaf juice was used as the water-based solvent for EHDP, and the resultant biopolymer solution properties were evaluated to determine their effect on the process. Morphological analysis revealed that, at the optimal processing conditions, synthetic polymers mainly produced fiber-like structures, while naturally occurring polymers generated capsules. Average sizes ranged from 100 nm to above 3 μm. As a result of their different and optimal morphology and, hence, higher AV content, PVP, in the form of nanofibers, and WPC, of nanocapsules, were further selected to study the AV stability against ultraviolet (UV) light exposure. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the successful encapsulation of AV in the biopolymer matrices, presenting both encapsulants a high chemical interaction with the bioactive components. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy showed that, whi...Continue Reading

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Jul 1, 2017·Food Additives & Contaminants. Part A, Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure & Risk Assessment·Sruthi SreekumarJose M Lagaron
Jun 14, 2020·Polymers·Adrián LeonésLaura Peponi
Oct 17, 2018·Nanomaterials·Yukun HuangQin Wang
Sep 23, 2020·Biomimetics·Zehra Edis, Samir Haj Bloukh
Oct 18, 2018·Molecules : a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry·Juan D EscobarJosé M Lagaron
May 6, 2021·Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications·Raul BarbosaKaren Lozano
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