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Published on: July 27, 2022
Interfacial activity of modified dextran polysaccharide to produce enzyme-responsive oil-in-water nanoemulsions
Marcos Navascuez1, Raquel Gracia2, Marco Marradi3
1CIDETEC, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Gipuzkoa, Miramón Pasealekua, 196, Donostia-San Sebastián 20014, Spain. ddupin@cidetec.es and CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain.
Abstract:
Herein, we report the evaluation of dextran (DXT) derivatives bearing hydrophobic or hydrophilic functional groups as stabilisers of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. All investigated modifications conferred interfacial activity to produce stable O/W emulsions, methacrylate(MA)-functionalised DXT being the most promising stabiliser. A minimum amount of MA was required to obtain stable O/W nanoemulsions, which could be degraded in the presence of lipases.
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