Dual-Grafting of Microcrystalline Cellulose by Tea Polyphenols and Cationic ε-Polylysine to Tailor a Structured Antimicrobial Soy-Based Emulsion for 3D Printing.

ABSTRACT: An imperative processing way to produce 3D printed structures with enhanced multifunctional properties is printing inks in the form of a gel-like colloidal emulsion. The surface-modified microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is an excipient of outstanding merit as a particulate emulsifier to manufacture a stable Pickering emulsion gel. The tuning of the MCC structure by cationic antimicrobial compounds, such as ε-polylysine (ε-PL), can offer a surface activity with an antimicrobial effect. However, the MCC/ε-PL lacks the appropriate emulsifying ability due to the development of electrostatic complexes. To overcome this challenge, (i) a surface-active MCC conjugate was synthesized by a sustainable dual-grafting technique (ii) to produce a highly stable therapeutic soy-based Pickering emulsion ge

SUBMITTER: Shahbazi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9100494 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature