Phase Dependent Encapsulation and Release Profile of ZIF-Based Biocomposites

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Carraro ◽  
Miriam Velasquez ◽  
Efwita Astria ◽  
Weibin Liang ◽  
liam Twight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Release Profile ◽  
Ternary Diagrams ◽  
Metal Precursor

Here we systematically varied the composition of the relative amounts of ligand (2-methylimidazole), metal precursor (Zn(OAc)2∙2H2O, and protein to prepare a series of protein@ZIF biocomposites. The effect of post synthetic treatments (i.e. washes with water or water/ethanol) was investigated. The XRD data of the examined samples were used to construct ternary diagrams. Five different phases were identified. The encapsulation efficiency (of bovine serum albumin and insulin) were phase dependent.

scholarly journals Phase Dependent Encapsulation and Release Profile of ZIF-Based Biocomposites

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Carraro ◽  
Miriam Velasquez ◽  
Efwita Astria ◽  
Weibin Liang ◽  
liam Twight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Release Profile ◽  
Ternary Diagrams ◽  
Metal Precursor

Here we systematically varied the composition of the relative amounts of ligand (2-methylimidazole), metal precursor (Zn(OAc)2∙2H2O, and protein to prepare a series of protein@ZIF biocomposites. The effect of post synthetic treatments (i.e. washes with water or water/ethanol) was investigated. The XRD data of the examined samples were used to construct ternary diagrams. Five different phases were identified. The encapsulation efficiency (of bovine serum albumin and insulin) were phase dependent.

scholarly journals How to Achieve High Encapsulation Efficiencies for Macromolecular and Sensitive APIs in Liposomes

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 691
Author(s):  
Kirsten Ullmann ◽  
Gero Leneweit ◽  
Hermann Nirschl
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Encapsulation Efficiency ◽  
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients ◽  
Pharmaceutical Ingredients ◽  
Bending Modulus ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Very High

This research highlights the capacity of a newly introduced centrifugation process to form liposomes from water-in-fluorocarbon nano-emulsions stabilized with phospholipids to incorporate macromolecular and sensitive active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). The encapsulation efficiency of the produced liposomes, incorporating fluorescein-sodium, bovine serum albumin and fluorecein isothiocyanate dextran as model APIs, is determined by applying Vivaspin® centrifugation filtration and quantified by UV-Vis spectroscopy. It was found that higher densities of the fluorocarbons used as the hydrophobic phase enable a higher encapsulation efficiency and that an efficiency of up to 98% is possible depending on the used phospholipid. Among the engineering aspects of the process, a comparison between different membrane substances was performed. Efficiency increases with a higher phospholipid concentration but decreases with the addition of cholesterol. Due to the higher bending modulus, liposome formation is slowed down by cholesterol during liposome closure leading to a greater leakage of the model API. The encapsulation of bovine serum albumin and dextran, both investigated under different osmotic conditions, shows that an efflux negatively affects the encapsulation efficiency while an influx increases the stability. Overall, the process shows the potential for a very high encapsulation efficiency for macromolecules and future pharmaceutical applications.

scholarly journals Microfluidic Production of Polymeric Core-Shell Microspheres for the Delayed Pulsatile Release of Bovine Serum Albumin as a Model Antigen

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1854
Author(s):  
Renée S. van der Kooij ◽  
Rob Steendam ◽  
Johan Zuidema ◽  
Henderik W. Frijlink ◽  
Wouter L. J. Hinrichs
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Lag Time ◽  
Release Profile ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Vaccine Formulation ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Pulsatile Release

For many vaccines, multiple injections are required to confer protective immunity against targeted pathogens. These injections often consist of a primer administration followed by a booster administration of the vaccine a few weeks or months later. A single-injection vaccine formulation that provides for both administrations could greatly improve the convenience and vaccinee’s compliance. In this study, we developed parenterally injectable core-shell microspheres with a delayed pulsatile release profile that could serve as the booster in such a vaccine formulation. These microspheres contained bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the model antigen and poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) with various dl-lactide:glycolide monomer ratios as the shell material. Highly monodisperse particles with different particle characteristics were obtained using a microfluidic setup. All formulations exhibited a pulsatile in vitro release of BSA after an adjustable lag time. This lag time increased with the increasing lactide content of the polymer and ranged from 3 to 7 weeks. Shell thickness and bovine serum albumin loading had no effect on the release behavior, which could be ascribed to the degradation mechanism of the polymer, with bulk degradation being the main pathway. Co-injection of the core-shell microspheres together with a solution of the antigen that serves as the primer would allow for the desired biphasic release profile. Altogether, these findings show that injectable core-shell microspheres combined with a primer are a promising alternative for the current multiple-injection vaccines.

Improvement of an artificial test substrate technique for evaluation of em immunocytochemical labeling

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 762-763
Author(s):  
G. D. Gagne ◽  
M. F. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Artificial Substrate ◽  
Chemical Fixation ◽  
As If

We recently described an artificial substrate system which could be used to optimize labeling parameters in EM immunocytochemistry (ICC). The system utilizes blocks of glutaraldehyde polymerized bovine serum albumin (BSA) into which an antigen is incorporated by a soaking procedure. The resulting antigen impregnated blocks can then be fixed and embedded as if they are pieces of tissue and the effects of fixation, embedding and other parameters on the ability of incorporated antigen to be immunocyto-chemically labeled can then be assessed. In developing this system further, we discovered that the BSA substrate can also be dried and then sectioned for immunolabeling with or without prior chemical fixation and without exposing the antigen to embedding reagents. The effects of fixation and embedding protocols can thus be evaluated separately.

Stability of Prostacyclin in Human Plasma and Whole Blood: Studies on the Protective Effect of Albumin

1981 ◽  
Vol 46 (03) ◽  
pp. 645-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Orchard ◽  
C Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Platelet Aggregation ◽  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Fatty Acid Content ◽  
Krebs Solution ◽  
Antiaggregatory Activity ◽  
Free Plasma

SummaryThe biological half-life of prostacyclin in Krebs solution, human cell-free plasma or whole blood was measured by bracket assay on ADP-induced platelet aggregation. At 37°C, pH 7.4, plasma and blood reduced the rate of loss of antiaggregatory activity compared with Krebs solution. The protective effect of plasma was greater than that of whole blood. This effect could be partially mimicked by the addition of human or bovine serum albumin to the Krebs solution. The stabilisation afforded by human serum albumin was dependent on the fatty acid content of the albumin, although this was less important for bovine serum albumin.

RADIOIMMUNOASSAY OF OESTRONE AND OESTRADIOL IN THE PERIPHERAL PLASMA OF THE DOMESTIC FOWL IN VARIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES AND OF HYPOPHYSECTOMIZED AND OVARIECTOMIZED FOWLS

1974 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. E. Senior
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Serum Albumin ◽  
Diethyl Ether ◽  
Bovine Serum ◽  
Domestic Fowl ◽  
Laying Hens ◽  
Peripheral Plasma ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Precision And Accuracy ◽  
Chicken Ovary

ABSTRACT A radioimmunoassay was developed to measure the levels of oestrone and oestradiol in 0.5–1.0 ml of domestic fowl peripheral plasma. The oestrogens were extracted with diethyl ether, chromatographed on columns of Sephadex LH-20 and assayed with an antiserum prepared against oestradiol-17β-succinyl-bovine serum albumin using a 17 h incubation at 4°C. The specificity, sensitivity, precision and accuracy of the assays were satisfactory. Oestrogen concentrations were determined in the plasma of birds in various reproductive states. In laying hens the ranges of oestrone and oestradiol were 12–190 pg/ml and 29–327 pg/ml respectively. Levels in immature birds, in adult cockerels and in an ovariectomized hen were barely detectable. The mean concentrations of oestrone and oestradiol in the plasma of four non-laying hens (55 pg/ml and 72 pg/ml respectively) and one partially ovariectomized hen (71 pg/ml and 134 pg/ml respectively) were well within the range for laying hens. It is evident that the large, yolk-filled follicles are not the only source of oestrogens in the chicken ovary.

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