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Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals
Responsive dual-structured emulsions and gel emulsions have attracted more and more attention due to their complex microstructures, on-demand responsive properties, and controlled release of active cargoes. In this work, the effect of monoglyceride (MG)-based oil phase structuring on the formation a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9573016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36235079 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196542 |
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author | Chen, Jialing Li, Qing Du, Ruijie Yu, Xinke Wan, Zhili Yang, Xiaoquan |
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description | Responsive dual-structured emulsions and gel emulsions have attracted more and more attention due to their complex microstructures, on-demand responsive properties, and controlled release of active cargoes. In this work, the effect of monoglyceride (MG)-based oil phase structuring on the formation and stability, structural properties, and thermoresponsive and cargo release behavior of gel emulsions stabilized by glycyrrhizic acid (GA) nanofibrils were investigated. Owing to the formation of GA fibrillar networks in the aqueous phase and MG crystalline networks in the oil phase, a stable dual-structured gel emulsion can be successfully developed. The microstructure of the dual-structured gel emulsions largely depended on the concentration of MG in the oil phase. At low MG concentrations (1–2 wt%), the larger formed and lamellar MG crystals may pierce the interfacial fibrillar film, inducing the formation of partially coalesced droplets. In contrast, at high MG concentrations (4 wt% or above), the smaller MG crystals with enhanced interfacial activity can lead to the formation of a bilayer shell of GA nanofibrils and MG crystals, thus efficiently inhibiting the interfacial film damage and forming a jamming structure with homogeneously distributed small droplets. Compared to pure GA nanofibril gel emulsions, the GA−MG dual-structured gel emulsions showed significantly improved mechanical performance as well as good thermoresponsive behavior. Moreover, these stable GA−MG gel emulsions can be used as food-grade delivery vehicles for encapsulating and protecting hydrophobic and hydrophilic bioactive cargoes. They also have great potential as novel and efficient aroma delivery systems showing highly controlled volatile release. The dual-structured emulsion strategy is expected to broaden the applications of natural saponin GA-based gel emulsions in the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. |
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spelling | pubmed-95730162022-10-17 Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals Chen, Jialing Li, Qing Du, Ruijie Yu, Xinke Wan, Zhili Yang, Xiaoquan Molecules Article Responsive dual-structured emulsions and gel emulsions have attracted more and more attention due to their complex microstructures, on-demand responsive properties, and controlled release of active cargoes. In this work, the effect of monoglyceride (MG)-based oil phase structuring on the formation and stability, structural properties, and thermoresponsive and cargo release behavior of gel emulsions stabilized by glycyrrhizic acid (GA) nanofibrils were investigated. Owing to the formation of GA fibrillar networks in the aqueous phase and MG crystalline networks in the oil phase, a stable dual-structured gel emulsion can be successfully developed. The microstructure of the dual-structured gel emulsions largely depended on the concentration of MG in the oil phase. At low MG concentrations (1–2 wt%), the larger formed and lamellar MG crystals may pierce the interfacial fibrillar film, inducing the formation of partially coalesced droplets. In contrast, at high MG concentrations (4 wt% or above), the smaller MG crystals with enhanced interfacial activity can lead to the formation of a bilayer shell of GA nanofibrils and MG crystals, thus efficiently inhibiting the interfacial film damage and forming a jamming structure with homogeneously distributed small droplets. Compared to pure GA nanofibril gel emulsions, the GA−MG dual-structured gel emulsions showed significantly improved mechanical performance as well as good thermoresponsive behavior. Moreover, these stable GA−MG gel emulsions can be used as food-grade delivery vehicles for encapsulating and protecting hydrophobic and hydrophilic bioactive cargoes. They also have great potential as novel and efficient aroma delivery systems showing highly controlled volatile release. The dual-structured emulsion strategy is expected to broaden the applications of natural saponin GA-based gel emulsions in the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. MDPI 2022-10-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9573016/ /pubmed/36235079 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196542 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Jialing Li, Qing Du, Ruijie Yu, Xinke Wan, Zhili Yang, Xiaoquan Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals |
title | Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals |
title_full | Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals |
title_fullStr | Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals |
title_full_unstemmed | Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals |
title_short | Thermoresponsive Dual-Structured Gel Emulsions Stabilized by Glycyrrhizic Acid Nanofibrils in Combination with Monoglyceride Crystals |
title_sort | thermoresponsive dual-structured gel emulsions stabilized by glycyrrhizic acid nanofibrils in combination with monoglyceride crystals |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9573016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36235079 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196542 |
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