Gelatin particles are relevant to many applications in the biomedical field due to their excellent biocompatibility and versatility. When prepared by double emulsion methods, porous microparticles with different architectures can be obtained. Controlling the shape, size, porosity, swelling, and stability against dissolution is fundamental toward their application under physiological conditions. We prepared porous gelatin microparticles from oil-in-water-in-oil emulsions, modifying the gelatin/surfactant ratio and the stirring speed. The effect on structural properties, including surface and inner porosities, was thoroughly assessed by multiple microscopy techniques (optical, electron, and confocal Raman). Selected samples were cross-linked with glutaraldehyde or glyceraldehyde, and their swelling properties and stability against dissolution were evaluated, while the influence of the cross-linking at the nanoscale was studied by scattering of X-rays. Depending on the preparation protocol, we obtained particles with different shapes (irregular or spherical), radii within ∼40 to 90 μm, and porosities up to 10 μm. The cross-linking extends the stability in water from a few minutes up to several days while the swelling ability and the mesh size at the nanoscale of the gelatin network are preserved. The analysis of the experimental results as a function of the preparation parameters demonstrates that microparticles with tunable features can be designed.
Cross-linked Porous Gelatin Microparticles with Tunable Shape, Size, and Porosity / Gelli, Rita; Mugnaini, Giulia; Bolognesi, Tessa; Bonini, Massimo. - In: LANGMUIR. - ISSN 0743-7463. - ELETTRONICO. - 37:(2021), pp. 12781-12789. [10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01508]
Cross-linked Porous Gelatin Microparticles with Tunable Shape, Size, and Porosity
Gelli, Rita;Mugnaini, Giulia;Bolognesi, Tessa;Bonini, Massimo
2021
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Gelatin particles are relevant to many applications in the biomedical field due to their excellent biocompatibility and versatility. When prepared by double emulsion methods, porous microparticles with different architectures can be obtained. Controlling the shape, size, porosity, swelling, and stability against dissolution is fundamental toward their application under physiological conditions. We prepared porous gelatin microparticles from oil-in-water-in-oil emulsions, modifying the gelatin/surfactant ratio and the stirring speed. The effect on structural properties, including surface and inner porosities, was thoroughly assessed by multiple microscopy techniques (optical, electron, and confocal Raman). Selected samples were cross-linked with glutaraldehyde or glyceraldehyde, and their swelling properties and stability against dissolution were evaluated, while the influence of the cross-linking at the nanoscale was studied by scattering of X-rays. Depending on the preparation protocol, we obtained particles with different shapes (irregular or spherical), radii within ∼40 to 90 μm, and porosities up to 10 μm. The cross-linking extends the stability in water from a few minutes up to several days while the swelling ability and the mesh size at the nanoscale of the gelatin network are preserved. The analysis of the experimental results as a function of the preparation parameters demonstrates that microparticles with tunable features can be designed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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