Optimized Peppermint Essential Oil Microcapsules Loaded into Gelatin-Based Cryogels with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of Cryogels
2.2.1. Gelatin (GelCryo) and PEO-Incorporated Gelatin (PEO@GelCryo) Cryogels
2.2.2. Plain Chitosan (ChiCap) and PEO-Loaded Chitosan (PEO@ChiCap) Microcapsulates
2.2.3. ChiCap-Loaded Cryogel (GelCryo–ChiCap) and PEO@ChiCap-Loaded Cryogel (GelCryo–PEO@ChiCap)
2.3. Characterization of Microcapsules
2.4. Characterization of Cryogels
2.4.1. Chemical Structure
2.4.2. Morphology
2.4.3. Swelling Ratio
2.4.4. Contact Angle
2.5. Antibacterial Studies
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microcapsule Formation and Characterization
3.2. Cryogel Formation and Characteristcs
3.2.1. Structural Features of the Cryogels
3.2.2. Chemical Features of the Cryogels
3.2.3. Swelling Ratio of the Cryogels
3.2.4. Contact Angle of the Cryogels
3.3. Antibacterial Activity of Cryogels
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Demir, D.; Goksen, G.; Ceylan, S.; Trif, M.; Rusu, A.V. Optimized Peppermint Essential Oil Microcapsules Loaded into Gelatin-Based Cryogels with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity. Polymers 2023, 15, 2782. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132782
Demir D, Goksen G, Ceylan S, Trif M, Rusu AV. Optimized Peppermint Essential Oil Microcapsules Loaded into Gelatin-Based Cryogels with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity. Polymers. 2023; 15(13):2782. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132782
Chicago/Turabian StyleDemir, Didem, Gulden Goksen, Seda Ceylan, Monica Trif, and Alexandru Vasile Rusu. 2023. "Optimized Peppermint Essential Oil Microcapsules Loaded into Gelatin-Based Cryogels with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity" Polymers 15, no. 13: 2782. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132782