Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior
Pollen, the male microgametophyte of seed plants, is commonly used as a food and health supplement. Here, a facile method to transform sunflower pollen into pH-responsive microgels with tailored properties is presented. The structure and morphology of the pollen microgel are characterized by scannin...
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| author | Fan, Teng-Fei Hwang, Youngkyu Ibrahim, Mohammed Shahrudin Ferracci, Gaia Cho, Nam-Joon |
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| description | Pollen, the male microgametophyte of seed plants, is commonly used as a food and health supplement. Here, a facile method to transform sunflower pollen into pH-responsive microgels with tailored properties is presented. The structure and morphology of the pollen microgel are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and dynamic image particle analysis based on potassium hydroxide treatment with various incubation time and concentration. These pollen microgels exhibit significant volume change under different pH conditions and Ca+ /ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid treatment. The results describe the fundamental properties of pollen microgels and pave the way for its future applications, such as "smart" drug carriers. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1617242022-09-16T07:31:37Z Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior Fan, Teng-Fei Hwang, Youngkyu Ibrahim, Mohammed Shahrudin Ferracci, Gaia Cho, Nam-Joon School of Materials Science and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS) NTU Institute for Health Technologies Engineering::Materials Pollen Microgels Pollen Walls Pollen, the male microgametophyte of seed plants, is commonly used as a food and health supplement. Here, a facile method to transform sunflower pollen into pH-responsive microgels with tailored properties is presented. The structure and morphology of the pollen microgel are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and dynamic image particle analysis based on potassium hydroxide treatment with various incubation time and concentration. These pollen microgels exhibit significant volume change under different pH conditions and Ca+ /ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid treatment. The results describe the fundamental properties of pollen microgels and pave the way for its future applications, such as "smart" drug carriers. Nanyang Technological University The NTU supported this work. This research was supported by the MOTIE (Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy) in Korea, under the Fostering Global Talents for Innovative Growth Program (P0008746) supervised by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT). 2022-09-16T07:31:37Z 2022-09-16T07:31:37Z 2020 Journal Article Fan, T., Hwang, Y., Ibrahim, M. S., Ferracci, G. & Cho, N. (2020). Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 41(21), 2000155-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.202000155 1022-1336 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161724 10.1002/marc.202000155 32627910 2-s2.0-85087645119 21 41 2000155 en Macromolecular Rapid Communications © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. All rights reserved. |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Materials Pollen Microgels Pollen Walls Fan, Teng-Fei Hwang, Youngkyu Ibrahim, Mohammed Shahrudin Ferracci, Gaia Cho, Nam-Joon Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior |
| title | Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior |
| title_full | Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior |
| title_fullStr | Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior |
| title_short | Influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling/de-swelling behavior |
| title_sort | influence of chemical and physical change of pollen microgels on swelling de swelling behavior |
| topic | Engineering::Materials Pollen Microgels Pollen Walls |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161724 |
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