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Alginate hydrogel microspheres and microcapsules prepared by spinning disk atomization.

Y Senuma1, C Lowe, Y Zweifel

  • 1Polymer Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne EPFL, Switzerland.

Biotechnology and Bioengineering
|January 29, 2000
PubMed
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Spinning disk atomization (SDA) efficiently produces alginate microspheres and microcapsules with controlled sizes. This technology offers high-rate particle production and advanced encapsulation for biotechnology applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomaterials Engineering
  • Particle Technology
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Traditional methods for producing microparticles often struggle with achieving narrow size distributions and high production rates.
  • Alginate-based microparticles are valuable in various applications, including drug delivery and tissue engineering, but their scalable production remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate Spinning Disk Atomization (SDA) for the high-rate production of alginate microspheres and microcapsules.
  • To demonstrate SDA's capability in producing particles with precise size control and narrow size distribution.
  • To present a novel encapsulation technique using SDA, exemplified by yeast encapsulation.

Main Methods:

  • Aqueous alginate solutions were atomized using a spinning disk setup, followed by gelation to form microspheres.

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  • The influence of viscosity and flow rate on droplet formation and subsequent particle size was qualitatively analyzed.
  • Yeast was encapsulated within alginate microspheres using SDA to showcase the technique's encapsulation efficiency.

    • Main Results:

    • SDA successfully produced alginate microspheres with sizes ranging from 300 to 600 micrometers and very narrow size distributions.
    • The study qualitatively analyzed the impact of alginate viscosity and flow rate on droplet size, providing insights for process optimization.
    • High encapsulation efficiency was achieved, as demonstrated by the successful production of yeast-loaded microspheres.

    Conclusions:

    • Spinning Disk Atomization is a highly effective technology for producing alginate microspheres and microcapsules with controlled particle size and narrow size distribution.
    • SDA offers a high-rate, scalable method for microparticle fabrication with potential for advanced encapsulation applications.
    • The demonstrated yeast encapsulation highlights the significant potential of SDA for various biotechnology applications, including cell encapsulation and delivery systems.