Human blood plasma catalyses the degradation of Lycopodium plant sporoderm microcapsules

Plant sporoderm are among the most robust biomaterials in nature. We investigate the erosion of Lycopodium sporoderm microcapsules (SDMCs) triggered by human blood plasma. Dynamic image particle analysis (DIPA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR...

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Autores principales: Fan, Teng-Fei, Potroz, Michael G., Tan, Ee-Lin, Park, Jae H., Miyako, Eijiro, Cho, Nam-Joon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30814619
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39858-z
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Sumario:Plant sporoderm are among the most robust biomaterials in nature. We investigate the erosion of Lycopodium sporoderm microcapsules (SDMCs) triggered by human blood plasma. Dynamic image particle analysis (DIPA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy demonstrate the degradation events, suggesting bulk erosion as the dominant mechanism for SDMCs fragmentation in human blood. These results should prove valuable in discerning the behaviour of SDMCs in potential biological applications.

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