Ascorbic Acid Encapsulation in Hydrophobic Silica Xerogel

Self-assembled hybrid organo-silica sol-gel materials are rapidly expanding for new and novel applications. The microporous solid silica matrix was used as carrier for the controlled release of Ascorbic Acid (AA), selected as molecule cargo model. One-step synthesis procedure was optimised for prepa...

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Autores: Revuelta, Mariana Valeria, Fernández van Raap, Marcela Beatriz, Mendoza Zélis, Pedro, Sanchez, Francisco Homero, Castro, Guillermo Raul
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/184138
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/184138
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:HYDROPHOBIC SILICA XEROGEL
ASCORBIC ACID
PACKAGING
FORTIFIED FOOD
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Sumario:Self-assembled hybrid organo-silica sol-gel materials are rapidly expanding for new and novel applications. The microporous solid silica matrix was used as carrier for the controlled release of Ascorbic Acid (AA), selected as molecule cargo model. One-step synthesis procedure was optimised for preparation of silica–molecule composites by using tetraethoxysilane and methyltrimethoxysilane as precursors. The hydrophobic silica xerogel matrices were characterized by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction. Specific surface area and porosity parameters were determinated by Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) technique and the matrix surface morphology by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The observed release pattern could be interesting for the development of AA-fortified food and to be used in food packaging.