TY  - JOUR
AU  - Milovanović, Stoja
AU  - Marković, Darka
AU  - Janković-Častvan, Ivona
AU  - Lukić, Ivana
PY  - 2024-05
UR  - http://TechnoRep.tmf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7258
AB  - This study focuses on the development of bioactive materials using environmentally friendly techniques, renewable, biocompatible, and biodegradable polysaccharide, as well as natural bioactive compounds (NBCs) found in plant extracts. First, cornstarch aerogels with a porosity of 86 % and a specific surface area of 225 m2/g were produced via supercritical CO2- assisted drying. Further, thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol were incorporated into the aerogels by supercritical CO2- assisted impregnation, which allowed variation in loadings of NBCs (12.8–17.6 %). Interaction between cornstarch aerogels and NBCs determined impregnation rate, pore wall thickness (in the range 18–95 nm), liquid absorption capacity (from 265 to 569 %), dehydration mass loss, and release in phosphate-buffered saline. Controlled release of NBCs was maintained over a 3-day period. Moreover, impregnated aerogels showed a significant antioxidant effect with the highest value for DPPH radical inhibition of 25.5 % determined for the aerogels impregnated with eugenol. Notable antimicrobial activity against tested Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and fungi was also observed, being the highest for thymol-loaded aerogel with the diameter of the inhibition zones of up to 37.5 mm. This work shows a promising green approach for the production of bioactive two-component starch-based materials for potential applications in skin infection treatment.
PB  - Elsevier Ltd.
T2  - Carbohydrate Polymers
T1  - Cornstarch aerogels with thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol prepared by supercritical CO2- assisted techniques for potential biomedical applications
SP  - 121874
VL  - 331
DO  - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121874
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Milovanović, Stoja and Marković, Darka and Janković-Častvan, Ivona and Lukić, Ivana",
year = "2024-05",
abstract = "This study focuses on the development of bioactive materials using environmentally friendly techniques, renewable, biocompatible, and biodegradable polysaccharide, as well as natural bioactive compounds (NBCs) found in plant extracts. First, cornstarch aerogels with a porosity of 86 % and a specific surface area of 225 m2/g were produced via supercritical CO2- assisted drying. Further, thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol were incorporated into the aerogels by supercritical CO2- assisted impregnation, which allowed variation in loadings of NBCs (12.8–17.6 %). Interaction between cornstarch aerogels and NBCs determined impregnation rate, pore wall thickness (in the range 18–95 nm), liquid absorption capacity (from 265 to 569 %), dehydration mass loss, and release in phosphate-buffered saline. Controlled release of NBCs was maintained over a 3-day period. Moreover, impregnated aerogels showed a significant antioxidant effect with the highest value for DPPH radical inhibition of 25.5 % determined for the aerogels impregnated with eugenol. Notable antimicrobial activity against tested Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and fungi was also observed, being the highest for thymol-loaded aerogel with the diameter of the inhibition zones of up to 37.5 mm. This work shows a promising green approach for the production of bioactive two-component starch-based materials for potential applications in skin infection treatment.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
journal = "Carbohydrate Polymers",
title = "Cornstarch aerogels with thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol prepared by supercritical CO2- assisted techniques for potential biomedical applications",
pages = "121874",
volume = "331",
doi = "10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121874"
}

Milovanović, S., Marković, D., Janković-Častvan, I.,& Lukić, I.. (2024-05). Cornstarch aerogels with thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol prepared by supercritical CO2- assisted techniques for potential biomedical applications. in Carbohydrate Polymers
Elsevier Ltd.., 331, 121874.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121874

Milovanović S, Marković D, Janković-Častvan I, Lukić I. Cornstarch aerogels with thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol prepared by supercritical CO2- assisted techniques for potential biomedical applications. in Carbohydrate Polymers. 2024;331:121874.
doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121874 .

Milovanović, Stoja, Marković, Darka, Janković-Častvan, Ivona, Lukić, Ivana, "Cornstarch aerogels with thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol prepared by supercritical CO2- assisted techniques for potential biomedical applications" in Carbohydrate Polymers, 331 (2024-05):121874,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121874 . .