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Xu L, Wu C, Lay Yap P, Losic D, Zhu J, Yang Y, Qiao S, Ma L, Zhang Y, Wang H. Recent advances of silk fibroin materials: From molecular modification and matrix enhancement to possible encapsulation-related functional food applications. Food Chem 2024; 438:137964. [PMID: 37976879 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Silk fibroin materials are emergingly explored for food applications due to their inherent properties including safe oral consumption, biocompatibility, gelatinization, antioxidant performance, and mechanical properties. However, silk fibroin possesses drawbacks like brittleness owing to its inherent specific composition and structure, which limit their applications in this field. This review discusses current progress about molecular modification methods on silk fibroin such as extraction, blending, self-assembly, enzymatic catalysis, etc., to address these limitations and improve their physical/chemical properties. It also summarizes matrix enhancement strategies including freeze drying, spray drying, electrospinning/electrospraying, microfluidic spinning/wheel spinning, desolvation and supercritical fluid, to generate nano-, submicron-, micron-, or bulk-scale materials. It finally highlights the food applications of silk fibroin materials, including nutraceutical improvement, emulsions, enzyme immobilization and 3D/4D printing. This review also provides insights on potential opportunities (like safe modification, toxicity risk evaluation, and digestion conditions) and possibilities (like digital additive manufacturing) in functional food industry.
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- Liang Xu
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Specialty Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Citrus Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400712, PR China; Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; ARC Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Specialty Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Citrus Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400712, PR China; Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Specialty Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Citrus Fruits, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Southwest University, Chongqing 400712, PR China; Key Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing (Southwest University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, PR China; Key Laboratory of Condiment Supervision Technology for State Market Regulation, Chongqing 400715, PR China.
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Qiao X, Miller R, Schneck E, Sun K. Effect of surfactants on the interfacial viscoelasticity and stability of silk fibroin at different oil-water interfaces. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:2928-2936. [PMID: 38029349 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The biocompatible amphiphilic silk fibroin, extracted from domesticated silkworms, can adsorb at the oil-water interface and form elastic interfacial layers. In this study, three surfactants (cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, the nonionic polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate, and the anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate) were selected to investigate, through interfacial shear rheology, the influences of surfactants on the interfacial viscoelasticity and stability of silk fibroin at the interfaces between water and two different oils. RESULTS The presence of surfactant prolongs the equilibration time and enhances the interfacial elastic modulus and toughness of the interfacial silk fibroin layers, especially at the nonpolar dodecane-water interface. However, when the surfactant exceeds a critical concentration, the shear modulus and stability of interfacial silk fibroin layers begin to decrease due to the competitive adsorption of surfactant molecules and the weakening of the protein network. Owing to electrostatic interactions, the ionic surfactants cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and sodium dodecyl sulfate can form more hydrophobic complexes with silk fibroin, which results in higher shear moduli than for silk fibroin and silk fibroin-polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate mixture. CONCLUSION Both the surfactant type and oil polarity play important roles in the adsorption, shear viscoelasticity, and stability of silk fibroin at the oil-water interface. Enhanced interactions between a silk fibroin-surfactant mixture and the oil phase delay the equilibration of the adsorption layers but strengthen the stability of interfacial layers. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Xiuying Qiao
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Technical University of Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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He J, Wang M, Zhu P, Zhang H, Hu C, Zhang W. Novel polyglycerol-10 dialdehyde mediated cross-linking of sodium caseinate: Preparation, characterization, and improved emulsifying properties. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Liang G, Chen W, Qie X, Zeng M, Qin F, He Z, Chen J. Modification of soy protein isolates using combined pre-heat treatment and controlled enzymatic hydrolysis for improving foaming properties. Food Hydrocoll 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.105764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Qiao X, Miller R, Schneck E, Sun K. Influence of pH on the surface and foaming properties of aqueous silk fibroin solutions. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:3695-3704. [PMID: 32227052 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm02372k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Silk fibroin (SF) adsorbs at the air/water interface, reduces the surface tension, and forms interfacial layers suppressing bubble coalescence and stabilizing foam. Variation of pH alters the inter-molecular interactions of SF in the interfacial layers and thus interfacial network formation, dilatational visco-elasticity and foaming properties. At pH 4, around the isoelectric point, the reduced electrostatic repulsion between the SF molecules results in thicker adsorbed layers, but adsorption rate, foaming rate and foam stability are lower than at pH 3 and pH 7. At the highest pH investigated (pH 7), the small aggregate size and high protein flexibility lead to the formation of more ordered and stable viscoelastic interfacial networks, which are resistant to deformation breakage and generate homogeneous, denser and more stable foams.
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- Xiuying Qiao
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Qiao X, Miller R, Schneck E, Sun K. Foaming properties and the dynamics of adsorption and surface rheology of silk fibroin at the air/water interface. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Impact of soy proteins, hydrolysates and monoglycerides at the oil/water interface in emulsions on interfacial properties and emulsion stability. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 177:550-558. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zaibudeen A, Philip J. Adsorption of bovine serum albumin at oil-water interface in the presence of polyelectrolytes and nature of interaction forces. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nilebäck L, Arola S, Kvick M, Paananen A, Linder MB, Hedhammar M. Interfacial Behavior of Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Parts Reveals Cues on the Silk Assembly Mechanism. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:11795-11805. [PMID: 30183309 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The mechanism of silk assembly, and thus the cues for the extraordinary properties of silk, can be explored by studying the simplest protein parts needed for the formation of silk-like materials. The recombinant spider silk protein 4RepCT, consisting of four repeats of polyalanine and glycine-rich segments (4Rep) and a globular C-terminal domain (CT), has previously been shown to assemble into silk-like fibers at the liquid-air interface. Herein, we study the interfacial behavior of the two parts of 4RepCT, revealing new details on how each protein part is crucial for the silk assembly. Interfacial rheology and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation show that 4Rep interacts readily at the interfaces. However, organized nanofibrillar structures are formed only when 4Rep is fused to CT. A strong interplay between the parts to direct the assembly is demonstrated. The presence of either a liquid-air or a liquid-solid interface had a surprisingly similar influence on the assembly.
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- Linnea Nilebäck
- Department of Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health , KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center , SE-106 91 Stockholm , Sweden
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering , Aalto University , P.O. Box 16100, Fi-00076 Aalto , Finland
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- Spiber Technologies AB, AlbaNova University Center , 106 91 Stockholm , Sweden
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd , Tietotie 2 , Fi-02150 Espoo , Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering , Aalto University , P.O. Box 16100, Fi-00076 Aalto , Finland
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- Department of Protein Science, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health , KTH Royal Institute of Technology, AlbaNova University Center , SE-106 91 Stockholm , Sweden
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Liu Y, Selig MJ, Yadav MP, Yin L, Abbaspourrad A. Transglutaminase-treated conjugation of sodium caseinate and corn fiber gum hydrolysate: Interfacial and dilatational properties. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 187:26-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bergfreund J, Bertsch P, Kuster S, Fischer P. Effect of Oil Hydrophobicity on the Adsorption and Rheology of β-Lactoglobulin at Oil-Water Interfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:4929-4936. [PMID: 29616820 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b00458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The adsorption of protein layers at oil-water interfaces is critical to the formation and stability of various emulsions in, for example, technical applications as well as in biological lipid storage. Effects of ionic strength, pH, temperature, and pretreatments of the proteins are well-known. However, the oil phase has been regarded as exchangeable and its role in protein adsorption has been widely ignored. Herein, the influence of systematically selected oil interfaces of high purity on the formation and properties of β-lactoglobulin (β-lg) adsorption layers was evaluated. Droplet profile tensiometry and interfacial rheometry were employed to determine the adsorption kinetics and dilatational and interfacial shear moduli. We show that depending on the molecular size, flexibility, hydrophobicity, polarity, and polarizability of the oils, globular proteins adsorb distinctively. Stronger interactions of polar oils with the hydrophilic exterior of the native β-lg lead to decelerated protein unfolding. This results in lower surface pressures and slower formation of viscoelastic networks. In addition, polar oils interact stronger with the protein network by hydrophilic bonding and thereby act as softening agents. The observed effects of hydrophobic subphases on the adsorbed protein layers provide knowledge, which promotes higher reproducibility in rheological studies and precise tailoring of interfacial films for enhanced formation and stability of emulsions.
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- Jotam Bergfreund
- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health , ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health , ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health , ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health , ETH Zurich , 8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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Yin X, Kang W, Zhao Y, Liu J, Yang H, Dai C, Sarsenbekuly B, Aidarova S, Yang L, Yuan H, Tan J. Study on the indigenous stabilization mechanism of light crude oil emulsions based on an in situ solvent-dissolution visualization method. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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