Article3 Biotech2021
Preparation, characterization and its potential applications in Isoniazid drug delivery of porous microcrystalline cellulose from banana pseudostem fibers.
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- Physicochemical characterization of banana pseudostem, peduncle, and leaf-derived microcrystalline cellulose as directly compressible excipients.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- A novel sensor-based digital instrument for assessment of quality of fibre extracted from banana pseudostem.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Modification of Bulk Density, Flow Property and Crystallinity of Microcrystalline Cellulose Prepared from Waste Cotton.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Study on the Preparation and Properties of Jute Microcrystalline Cellulose Membrane.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Protection of Mono and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Grapeseed Oil by Spray Drying Using Green Biopolymers as Wall Material.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Retting of banana pseudostem fibre usingHeliyon · 2022Article
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Abstract
Banana pseudostem, a cellulose-rich by-product, is regarded as an important agricultural waste during the process of banana production. Microcrystalline cellulose was successfully prepared from banana pseudostem using acid hydrolysis method. Microcrystalline cellulose was characterized through various techniques such as XRD, TGA, SEM, FTIR and antioxidant activity to explore the possible applications in the pharmaceutical industries especially as a drug delivery vehicle. The investigation revealed that the derived microcrystalline cellulose is non-aggregated, short rods with high crystallinity index 67% and stable up to 347 °C. FTIR spectroscopy showed that hydrolysis treatments are efficient for the removal of lignin and hemicellulose content. Microcrystalline cellulose exhibited good antioxidant activity 90.29% at 100 μg/ml. In vitro studies for the drug release were carried out in simulated intestinal fluid (SIF) using Isoniazid drug. The study proves that microcrystalline cellulose can be directly obtained from banana pseudostem which is not only beneficial to reduce the cost of traditional microcrystalline cellulose but is also conducive to the value-added utilization of the pseudostem.
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