Electrohydrodynamic processing for the production of zein-based microstructures and nanostructures

[EN] Recently, plant-derived proteins have increased in interest and use owing to a combination of interesting properties and industry-wide trends to replace animal-derived proteins. Electrohydrodynamic processing can be used to develop microstructures and nanostructures of plant proteins in a facil...

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Autores: Silva, Pedro M., Vicente, Antonio A., Cerqueira, Miguel A., Torres-Giner, Sergio|||0000-0001-9071-9542
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/181748
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/181748
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Corn protein
Plant proteins
Electrospinning
Electrospraying
Food applications
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Sumario:[EN] Recently, plant-derived proteins have increased in interest and use owing to a combination of interesting properties and industry-wide trends to replace animal-derived proteins. Electrohydrodynamic processing can be used to develop microstructures and nanostructures of plant proteins in a facile manner and, thus, increase their opportunities in the food, pharmaceutical, and biomedical industries. One of the most currently studied and promising plant proteins is zein. This review covers the most studied strategies to produce electrospun and electrosprayed zein-based structures. The most relevant properties, such as size, morphology, and surface area, are discussed as per the potential areas of interest, for instance, in the food, biomedical, and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, applications of other electrospun/electrosprayed plant-derived proteins are also presented, confirming the increasing interest of different industries in alternative proteins which can help promote sustainability.