Enhanced stability and controlled gastrointestinal digestion of β-carotene loaded Pickering emulsions with particle–particle complex interfaces

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wei ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Wenyan Liao ◽  
Like Mao ◽  
Mengke Zhang ◽  
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We used large, rigid, and hydrophilic zein-propylene glycol alginate composite particles (ZPCPs) and small, soft, and hydrophobic whey protein microgel (WPM) particles to synergistically stabilize a Pickering emulsion for delivery of β-carotene.




Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 672
Author(s):  
Ryuta Watanabe ◽  
Kakeru Izaki ◽  
Kazuya Yamamoto ◽  
Jun-ichi Kadokawa

In this study, we investigate the Pickering emulsion polymerization of styrene using scaled-down chitin nanofibers (SD-ChNFs) as stabilizers to produce nanochitin/polystyrene composite particles. Prior to emulsion polymerization, an SD-ChNF aqueous dispersion was prepared by disintegrating bundles of the parent ChNFs with an upper hierarchical scale in aqueous acetic acid through ultrasonication. After styrene was added to the resulting dispersions, the mixtures at the desired weight ratios (SD-ChNFs to styrene = 0.1:1–1.4:1) were ultrasonicated to produce Pickering emulsions. Radical polymerization was then conducted in the presence of potassium persulfate as an initiator in the resulting emulsions to fabricate the composite particles. The results show that their average diameters decreased to a minimum of 84 nm as the weight ratios of SD-ChNFs to styrene increased. The IR and 1H-NMR spectra of the composite particle supported the presence of both chitin and polystyrene in the material.





2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 768-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Yi ◽  
Luyu Gao ◽  
Guitian Zhong ◽  
Yuting Fan

WPI nanoparticles were fabricated with Ca2+ induced cross-linking and used as an effective particle stabilizer for HIPPE formulation aiming to improve the chemical stability and bioaccessibility of β-carotene.





2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wei ◽  
Dan Zhou ◽  
Shufang Yang ◽  
Lei Dai ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
...  

In this study, β-carotene loaded oil-in-water emulsions were stabilized by the complex interfaces composed of propylene glycol alginate (PGA), rhamnolipids (Rha), and zein colloidal particles (ZCPs). The influence of mixed...



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