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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Effect of Sodium Hydroxide and Tripolyphosphate on Curcumin Release from Chitosan-Based Macroparticles.

Alessandro Pistone, Annamaria de Gaetano, Elpida Piperopoulos, Chiara Abate

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alessandro PistoneDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada Di Dio, I-98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9298-944X
Annamaria de GaetanoDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada Di Dio, I-98166 Messina, Italy.
Elpida PiperopoulosDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada Di Dio, I-98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7960-4234
Chiara AbateDepartment of Engineering, University of Messina, Contrada Di Dio, I-98166 Messina, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work deals with the synthesis of bare and curcumin (CUR)-loaded chitosan (CS)-based macroparticles by ionic gelation using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP). The resulting spherical-shaped macroparticles were studied using various characterization techniques, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The release of CUR from the CS-based particles with respect to time was analyzed, and the encapsulation efficiency and degree of swelling were studied. All formulations showed excellent CUR trapping efficiency, exceeding 90%. In particular, the TPP-crosslinked macrobeads released 34 wt% of the charged CUR within minutes, while the remaining 66 wt% was released slowly. The results indicate that the correct choice of gelling agent and its concentration leads to spherical particles capable of encapsulating CUR and releasing it in a wide range of kinetics so that macrospheres can be used in different applications.

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chitosancontrolled-release drug systemcurcumintripolyphophate

Identifiers

PMID37687542
PMCPMC10488734

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