Cornstarch aerogels with thymol, citronellol, carvacrol, and eugenol prepared by supercritical CO2- assisted techniques for potential biomedical applications
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.
Keywords:
Antimicrobial activity / Controlled release / Natural bioactive compounds / Polysaccharide biomaterial / Starch aerogel / Supercritical dryingSource:
Carbohydrate Polymers, 05-2024, 331, 121874-Publisher:
- Elsevier Ltd.
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200135 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200135)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200287 (Innovation Center of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200287)
- COST Innovators Grant “Technical, commercial and societal innovations on aerogels towards circular economy” (ECO-AERoGELS, ref. IG18125), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
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Tehnološko-metalurški fakultetTY - 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 -
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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 . .