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Amorphous solid dispersions in poly(ε-caprolactone)/xanthohumol bioactive blends: physicochemical and mechanical
Oroitz Sánchez-Aguinagalde1, Emilio Meaurio1, Ainhoa Lejardi1
1Department of Mining-Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science, POLYMAT, University of The Basque Country (UPV/EHU), School of Engineering I, Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo 1, Bilbao, Spain. emiliano.meaurio@ehu.eus.
Abstract:
This paper reports the obtention of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) of xanthohumol (XH) in PCL containing up to 50 wt% of the bioactive compound in the amorphous form thanks to the advantageous specific interactions established in this system. The miscibility of the PCL/XH blends was investigated using DSC. Melting point depression analysis yielded a negative interaction parameter indicating the occurrence of favorable inter-association interactions. XRD analyses performed at room temperature agree with the crystallinity results obtained on the heating runs performed by DSC. FTIR spectroscopy reveals strong C[double bond, length as m-dash]OO-H specific interactions between the hydroxyl groups of XH and the carbonyl groups of PCL. The AFM analysis of the blends obtained by spin-coating shows the variation of crystalline morphology with composition. Finally, tensile tests reveal high toughness retention for the blends in which XH can be dispersed in the amorphous form (containing up to 50 wt% XH). In summary, PCL is a convenient matrix to disperse XH in the amorphous form, bringing the possibility of obtaining completely amorphous bioactive materials suitable for the development of non-stiff biomedical devices.
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