Design of active electrospun mats with single and core-shell structures to achieve different curcumin release kinetics

In this work, core-shell electrospun mats based on poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were developed as novel curcumin release materials. The effect of the incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNN) in the PLA shell structure on structural, thermal and curcumin release were stud...

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Autores: Rojas, Adrián, Velásquez, Eliezer, Garrido, Luan, Galotto, María José, López de Dicastillo, Carol
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/376921
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/376921
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85078832022
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cellulose nanocrystals
Coaxial electrospinning
Curcumin
Poly (lactic acid)
Polyvinyl alcohol
Release kinetic
curcumin
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Sumario:In this work, core-shell electrospun mats based on poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were developed as novel curcumin release materials. The effect of the incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals (CNN) in the PLA shell structure on structural, thermal and curcumin release were studied. A phenomenological mass transfer model was used to correlate the experimental release kinetic data as well as the structural and thermal characterization of the electrospun mats. Curcumin distribution coefficients (KP/SA) values for core-shell electrospun PLA/PVA mats were higher than KP/SA values of uniaxial active PLA. Modelling analysis evidenced PLA/PVA coaxial structures slowed down the effective diffusion coefficients of curcumin, and this value notoriously decreased by the incorporation of CNC in the PLA shell matrix due to the tortuous path created through the PLA matrix.