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Elisavet D Bartzoka¹, Heiko Lange¹, Giovanna Poce²

¹University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.

|September 12, 2018

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Researchers developed a rapid method to create ferric tannin microcapsules using ultrasonic treatment. These novel microcapsules effectively deliver antimycobacterial agents with zero-order release kinetics.

Keywords:

anti-tuberculosis agent microcapsules tannic acid ultrasound

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Supramolecular Chemistry
Nanotechnology

Background:

Microcapsule formation is crucial for controlled delivery systems.
Monomeric tannins, like epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate, typically require templating metals for microcapsule assembly.
Existing methods for tannin-based microcapsules are often complex or inefficient.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a simple and facile strategy for creating ferric tannin microcapsules.
To demonstrate the assembly of microcapsules using monomeric tannins without a sacrificial core.
To evaluate the efficacy of these microcapsules for delivering active hydrophobic molecules.

Main Methods:

Ferric ions were added to an initial emulsion containing tannins.
Ultrasonic treatment was employed to rapidly assemble ferric tannin complexes into microcapsules around a liquid, non-sacrificial core.
Acacia tannin microcapsules were used to encapsulate and release a hydrophobic molecule active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Main Results:

A rapid and facile strategy for creating stable ferric tannin microcapsules was successfully demonstrated.
This is the first reported instance of microcapsule assembly using monomeric tannins like epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate without a templating metal.
The microcapsules achieved complete release of the encapsulated hydrophobic antimycobacterial agent with zeroth-order kinetics over 12 hours.

Conclusions:

The developed ultrasonic-assisted method provides an efficient route to novel ferric tannin microcapsules.
This approach overcomes previous limitations in assembling monomeric tannin microcapsules.
The microcapsules show promise as effective delivery vehicles for hydrophobic drugs, exhibiting predictable release profiles.