Avaliação da porosidade de microcápsulas contendo proteína bioativa por porosimetria de mercúrio e adsorção de nitrogênio

Autor: Luciana Helena Maia Porte, Maria Helena Miguez Rocha Leão, Alexandre Porte
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Química Nova, Vol 34, Iss 9, Pp 1582-1587 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-7064
0100-4042
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-40422011000900018
Popis: Microcapsules containing lactoferrin were produced by spray drying using dextrin:octenylsuccinate starch, as wall materials. Porosity characteristics of spray-dried microcapsules were investigated by mercury intrusion porosimetry and nitrogen adsorption. The outer and inner structures of microcapsules were studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy and sizes were determined by Laser Diffraction. Results indicate that all microcapsules presents adsorption isotherm of type II and that micropores on the microcapsules surface will be very few or none. Our results show that microstructure, surface area and size of microcapsules are affected by dextrin: octenylsuccinate starch proportion. Pore characteristics for various microcapsules are found to be different.
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