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ArticleACS sustainable chemistry & engineering2018

Understanding Lignin Aggregation Processes. A Case Study: Budesonide Entrapment and Stimuli Controlled Release from Lignin Nanoparticles.

Mika H Sipponen, Heiko Lange, Mariko Ago, Claudia Crestini

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Article in ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55 citing papers in PubMed, 236 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mika H SipponenDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome 00133, Italy.
Heiko LangeDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome 00133, Italy.
Mariko AgoDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, Vuorimiehentie 1, Espoo 02150, Finland.
Claudia CrestiniDepartment of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, Rome 00133, Italy.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITAalto University · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanism of lignin nanoprecipitation and subsequent self-assembly was elucidated by studying generation of lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) from aqueous ethanol. LNP formation was found to follow a kinetically controlled nucleation-growth mechanism in which large lignin molecules formed the initial critical nuclei. Using this information, we demonstrate entrapment of budesonide in LNPs and subsequent pH-triggered and surfactant-responsive release of this synthetic anti-inflammatory corticosteroid. Overall, our results not only provide a promising intestinal delivery system for budesonide but also deliver fundamental mechanistic understanding for the entrapment of actives in LNPs with controlled size and release properties.

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PMCPMC6156105
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