Journal article
Silicone-modified starch/protein microparticles: protecting biopolymers with a hydrophobic coating
Abstract
Silicone-coated starch/protein (human serum albumin, HSA) microparticles were prepared by precipitation of a starch/HSA/DMSO/water (water-in-oil) emulsion into acetone containing a silicone: the silicone polymer was either unfunctionalized (SiMe3 terminated, PDMS) or functionalized at its termini with Si(OEt)3 groups (TES-PDMS). The microparticles of approximate diameter 2–7 μm were highly hydrophobic with advancing contact angles ⩾ 115°. Over …
Authors
Brook MA; Jiang J; Heritage P; Underdown B; McDermott MR
Journal
Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 285–295
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0927-7765(97)00036-2
ISSN
0927-7765