Title
Bioactive membranes of polymeric micro and nanocomposites prepared with the natural anionic marine polysaccharide (Alginate) functionalized with extracts of cat’s claw (uncaria tomentosa) and aloe vera
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Abstract
In this research, the nanostructured alginate (AL) membranes were prepared with natural bioactive compound, Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) extract (UT). UT is broadly used as an anti-inflammatory agent and the effect on the treatment of Rheumatism was proved by many scientists. For this reason, we added this bioactive compound in the process of AL membrane formulation to improve the biological activities. 2-dimentional (2-D) and 3-dimentional (3-D) AL membranes were prepared with and without addition of UT extracts. 3-D AL membranes were prepared using ultrasound with high intensity. The wettability of AL membranes depending on the concentration of AL was studied by measuring contact angle and surface energy. Stabilization agent, poloxamer 407, was used to improve the stability of AL nanoemulsion. The effects of UT in 3-D AL membranes were studied by measuring swelling behavior and contact angle. The surface morphology was measured with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Comparing to 2-D AL membranes, 3-D AL membranes presented rougher surface due to AL nanoparticles presence. When UT was incorporated in AL membranes, strong antioxidant activity and higher contact angle and swelling ratio were observed than non-UT incorporated AL membranes.
Start page
131
End page
136
Volume
1007 MSF
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de materiales
Ingeniería química
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85090350389
Source
Materials Science Forum
Resource of which it is part
Materials Science Forum
ISSN of the container
02555476
ISBN of the container
978-303571680-1
Conference
3rd International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Application, ISAMA 2020
Sponsor(s)
This research was carried out by the Materials Modification Research Group at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). The author would like to acknowledge Grant 151-2017-FONDECYT from CONCYTEC (Peru).
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