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SUBMITTER: Wilson A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8735752 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wilson Amy A Ekanem Ekanem E EE Mattia Davide D Edler Karen J KJ Scott Janet L JL
ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 20211201 49
The continuous fabrication via membrane emulsification of stable microcapsules using renewable, biodegradable biopolymer wall materials keratin and chitosan is reported here for the first time. Microcapsule formation was based on opposite charge interactions between keratin and chitosan, which formed polyelectrolyte complexes when solutions were mixed at pH 5.5. Interfacial complexation was induced by transfer of keratin-stabilized primary emulsion droplets to chitosan solution, where the deposi ...[more]