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ArticleBeilstein journal of nanotechnology2025

Efficiency of single-pulse laser fragmentation of organic nutraceutical dispersions in a circular jet flow-through reactor.

Tina Friedenauer, Maximilian Spellauge, Alexander Sommereyns, Verena Labenski, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Christoph Rehbock, Heinz P Huber, Stephan Barcikowski

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Article in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Tina FriedenauerTechnical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.
Maximilian SpellaugeTechnical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-8537
Alexander SommereynsInstitute of Photonic Technologies (LPT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Konrad-Zuse-Strasse 3/5, Erlangen 91052, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4572-7065
Verena LabenskiDepartment of Molecular Food Chemistry and Food Development, Institute of Food and One Health, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover, Am Kleinen Felde 30, Hannover 30167, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1048-4138
Tuba EsatbeyogluDepartment of Molecular Food Chemistry and Food Development, Institute of Food and One Health, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover, Am Kleinen Felde 30, Hannover 30167, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2413-6925
Christoph RehbockTechnical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.
Heinz P HuberDepartment of Applied Sciences and Mechatronics, Lasercenter HM, Munich University of Applied Sciences HM, Lothstrasse 34, Munich 80335, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2444-9833
Stephan BarcikowskiTechnical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9739-7272

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nutraceuticals provide health benefits and particularly profit from a sensitive, high-purity production process. Microparticle laser fragmentation in liquids is an emerging technique for the contamination-free comminution of organic drugs and nutraceuticals aiming at solubility enhancements. However, current discontinuously operated fragmentation setups suffer from chemical degradation by multipulse laser excitation at high fluence and do not allow for systematic studies of the fragmentation mechanisms. In this work, continuous-flow microparticle laser fragmentation in liquids with ultrashort-pulsed lasers was studied in a circular jet reactor using curcumin and cannabidiol as model substances and single-pulse-per-volume element conditions to compare the fragmentation efficiency for these two nutraceuticals. Fragmentation efficiency based on the yield of submicrometer particles and nanoparticles was quantified using UV-vis extinction spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and analytical centrifugation, while high-performance liquid chromatography determined degradation. We found improved fragmentation efficiency at lower mass concentrations. In all experiments, chemical degradation was minimal (<2%), and increased mass concentration of curcumin enabled ultralow by-product formation of 0.01%. The process selectivity against degradation was defined by the application-relevant descriptor of mole degradation per produced submicrometer particle surface and quantified regarding feedstock mass concentration and nutraceutical type. Cytotoxicity in HepG2 cancer cells was significantly reduced in cells treated with laser-processed curcumin in comparison to unirradiated curcumin controls, and antioxidant effects were proven, ensuring high viability even at high curcumin concentrations.

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antioxidantcannabidiolcurcumindrugfood additivelow degradationnanoparticlepulsed laser ablation in liquidssolubilization

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PMID40463818
PMCPMC12130626

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