Newly Synthesized Lignin Microparticles as Bioinspired Oral Drug-Delivery Vehicles: Flavonoid-Carrier Potential and In Vitro Radical-Scavenging Activity

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creativework.keywordsantioxidant activity, in vitro release, lignin microparticles, morin
creativework.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)en
dc.contributor.authorIvanova D.
dc.contributor.authorToneva M.
dc.contributor.authorSimeonov E.
dc.contributor.authorNikolova B.
dc.contributor.authorSemkova S.
dc.contributor.authorAntov G.
dc.contributor.authorYaneva Z.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:27:05Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:50:39Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:27:05Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:50:39Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-01
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the present study was to synthesize lignin microparticles, to evaluate their physicochemical, spectral, morphological and structural characteristics, to examine their encapsulation and in vitro release potential and behaviour towards the flavonoid morin in simulated physiological medium and to assess the in vitro radical-scavenging potential of the morin-loaded lignin microcarrier systems. The physicochemical, structural and morphological characteristics of alkali lignin, lignin particles (LP) and morin-encapsulated lignin microparticles (LMP) were determined based on particle size distribution, SEM, UV/Vis spectrophotometric, FTIR and potentiometric titration analyses. The encapsulation efficiency of LMP was 98.1%. The FTIR analyses proved that morin was successfully encapsulated in the LP without unexpected chemical reactions between the flavonoid and the heteropolymer. The in vitro release performance of the microcarrier system was successfully mathematically described by Korsmeyer–Peppas and the sigmoidal models outlining the general role of diffusion during the initial stages of the in vitro release process in simulated gastric fluid (SGF), and the predominant contribution of biopolymer relaxation and erosion was determined in simulated intestinal medium (SIF). The higher radical-scavenging potential of LMP, as compared to that of LP, was proven via DPPH and ABTS assays. The synthesis of lignin microcarriers not only provides a facile approach for the utilization of the heteropolymer but also determines its potential for the design of drug-delivery matrices.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pharmaceutics15041067
dc.identifier.issn1999-4923
dc.identifier.scopusSCOPUS_ID:85154552678en
dc.identifier.urihttps://rlib.uctm.edu/handle/123456789/826
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titleNewly Synthesized Lignin Microparticles as Bioinspired Oral Drug-Delivery Vehicles: Flavonoid-Carrier Potential and In Vitro Radical-Scavenging Activity
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.volume15
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