Properties of Agents that Effectively Entrap Liquid Lipids

A simple hydrothermal route for the preparation of novel Na–Y–W nano-oxides and their application in dye degradation

The fabricated NaY(WO₄)₂ was identified through diverse analysis methods. Therefore, to optimize NaY(WO₄)₂ morphology, saccharide carbohydrates were manipulated as a capping agent. In this study, glucose, fructose, lactose, cellulose, and starch were utilized as the capping agents. SEM images show that fructose was the optimal capping agent for achieving uniform and well-shaped nanoparticles. The photodegradation of organic dyes such as M.O and Rd.B by NaY(WO₄)₂ was evaluated under UV and Vis light. The bandgap energy of the as-prepared sample was measured by the Tauc plot, and was found to be nearly 3.85 eV. To study the photocatalytic characteristics, the influence of dye dosage and reusability on photodegradation behavior were investigated.

NaY(WO₄)₂ nanoparticles were fabricated via a simple hydrothermal method using saccharide carbohydrates as capping agents. The photocatalytic behavior of the as-prepared NaY(WO₄)₂ nanostructures was studied.

Stability and release behavior of encapsulated flavor from spray-dried Saccharomyces cerevisiae and maltodextrin powder

Yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), from which β-glucans have been partially extracted, were used to encapsulate flavor inside the lipid bilayer membrane as natural encapsulant. The focus of this study was to investigate the release and stability of flavors (d-limonene and ethyl hexanoate) encapsulated in yeast cells and maltodextrin (MD) (DE = 19) by spray drying. The release behavior of encapsulated flavors from yeast cells was measured at 40, 60, 80, and 105 °C with different moisture content (0, 50, 100, and 200% of powder). Water affected flavor release from the yeast cells. The release rate constants were correlated using Gaussian distribution of the activation energy of the release rate constants. The release of d-limonene from the spray-dried MD powder showed a different trend than that of yeast cells at various temperatures. The activation energies of the release rate constant for ethyl hexanoate and d-limonene from yeast were 55 and 49 kJ/mol, respectively, under a wet condition. The formation rates of limonene oxide and carvone were slower in yeast than that of MD powder at 30 °C after 2 months.

Delivering oxytetracycline to first-feeding zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton), and goby, Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, larvae using lipid spray beads

Lipid spray beads (LSB) were evaluated for delivery of the low-molecular weight, water-soluble antibiotic, oxytetracycline.HCl (OTC) to fish larvae. Various OTC core-to-lipid ratios and OTC core concentrations were evaluated to maximize OTC delivery efficiency by LSB. Acceptability and digestion of LSB containing OTC and riboflavin by larval zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton), and larval gobies, Asterropteryx semipunctata Rüppell, were also evaluated. Increasing LSB core-to-lipid ratios from 1:3 to 1:1 v/v resulted in an increase in encapsulation efficiency (EE) from 2.33 to 3.68% w/w. Increasing OTC concentrations of core solutions from 0.1 to 0.5 g OTC mL(-1) increased EE from 3.95 to 18.77% w/w, respectively. Although retention efficiency (RE) was unaffected by this increase, delivery efficiency was increased to 7.9 +/- 0.7% w/w, after correcting for leakage losses because of the suspension of beads in water for 60 min. Consumption of LSB containing OTC by first-feeding zebrafish and goby larvae was confirmed by analysis of feeding incidence and gut fullness. Visual observations of larvae fed on LSB containing riboflavin indicated that larvae of both species digested LSB. Zebrafish larvae fed on OTC LSB contained 39.3 +/- 2.5 ng OTC after purging LSB from their guts. Use of LSB provides an effective means of delivering therapeutics to fish larvae and could greatly reduce required doses compared with current methods of immersing larvae in solutions of therapeutic agents.