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Recent advances in electrospun protein fibers/nanofibers for the food and biomedical applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 311:102827. [PMID: 36584601 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Electrospinning (ES) is one of the most investigated processes for the convenient, adaptive, and scalable manufacturing of nano/micro/macro-fibers. With this technique, virgin and composite fibers may be made in different designs using a wide range of polymers (both natural and synthetic). Electrospun protein fibers (EPF) shave desirable capabilities such as biocompatibility, low toxicity, degradability, and solvolysis. However, issues with the proteins' processibility have limited their widespread utilization. This paper gives an overview of the features of protein-based biomaterials, which are already being employed and has the potential to be exploited for ES. State-of-the-art examples showcasing the usefulness of EPFs in the food and biomedical industries, including tissue engineering, wound dressings, and drug delivery, provided in the applications. The EPFs' future perspective and the challenge they pose are presented at the end. It is believed that protein and biopolymeric nanofibers will soon be manufactured on an industrial scale owing to the limitations of employing synthetic materials, as well as enormous potential of nanofibers in other fields, such as active food packaging, regenerative medicine, drug delivery, cosmetic, and filtration.
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Cuevas-Gómez AP, González-Magallanes B, Arroyo-Maya IJ, Gutiérrez-López GF, Cornejo-Mazón M, Hernández-Sánchez H. Squalene-Rich Amaranth Oil Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Native α-Lactalbumin Nanoparticles. Foods 2022; 11:foods11141998. [PMID: 35885241 PMCID: PMC9323371 DOI: 10.3390/foods11141998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The stabilization of Pickering emulsions by nanoparticles has drawn great interest in the field of food science and technology. In this study, α-Lactalbumin nanoparticles prepared by the desolvation and cross-linking method from protein solutions with initial pH values of 9 and 11 were used to stabilize squalene-rich amaranth oil Pickering o/w emulsions. The effect of different concentrations of nanoparticles on the size, size distribution, ζ potential, and emulsion stability was evaluated using dynamic light scattering, electron microscopy, and light backscattering. Dependence of the emulsions’ droplet size on the nanoparticle concentration was observed, and the critical coverage ratio was reached when 5–10% nanoparticles concentration was used. Our findings suggest that α-LA nanoparticles at a 10% concentration can be used as novel stabilizers for Pickering emulsions to provide protection for beneficial lipophilic bioactive compounds. This is the first time that native α-LA nanoparticles have been used as stabilizers of Pickering emulsions.
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- Andrea P. Cuevas-Gómez
- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City C.P. 07738, Mexico; (A.P.C.-G.); (B.G.-M.); (G.F.G.-L.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City C.P. 07738, Mexico; (A.P.C.-G.); (B.G.-M.); (G.F.G.-L.)
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- División de Ciencias Naturales e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Cuajimalpa, Mexico City C.P. 05348, Mexico
- Correspondence: (I.J.A.-M.); (H.H.-S.)
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City C.P. 07738, Mexico; (A.P.C.-G.); (B.G.-M.); (G.F.G.-L.)
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- Departamento de Biofísica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City C.P. 11340, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City C.P. 07738, Mexico; (A.P.C.-G.); (B.G.-M.); (G.F.G.-L.)
- Correspondence: (I.J.A.-M.); (H.H.-S.)
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Pateiro M, Gómez B, Munekata PES, Barba FJ, Putnik P, Kovačević DB, Lorenzo JM. Nanoencapsulation of Promising Bioactive Compounds to Improve Their Absorption, Stability, Functionality and the Appearance of the Final Food Products. Molecules 2021; 26:1547. [PMID: 33799855 PMCID: PMC7999092 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The design of functional foods has grown recently as an answer to rising consumers' concerns and demands for natural, nutritional and healthy food products. Nanoencapsulation is a technique based on enclosing a bioactive compound (BAC) in liquid, solid or gaseous states within a matrix or inert material for preserving the coated substance (food or flavor molecules/ingredients). Nanoencapsulation can improve stability of BACs, improving the regulation of their release at physiologically active sites. Regarding materials for food and nutraceutical applications, the most used are carbohydrate-, protein- or lipid-based alternatives such as chitosan, peptide-chitosan and β-lactoglobulin nanoparticles (NPs) or emulsion biopolymer complexes. On the other hand, the main BACs used in foods for health promoting, including antioxidants, antimicrobials, vitamins, probiotics and prebiotics and others (minerals, enzymes and flavoring compounds). Nanotechnology can also play notable role in the development of programmable food, an original futuristic concept promising the consumers to obtain high quality food of desired nutritive and sensory characteristics.
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- Mirian Pateiro
- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, rúa Galicia n° 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, 32900 San Cibrao das Viñas, Ourense, Spain; (M.P.); (B.G.); (P.E.S.M.)
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, rúa Galicia n° 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, 32900 San Cibrao das Viñas, Ourense, Spain; (M.P.); (B.G.); (P.E.S.M.)
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, rúa Galicia n° 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, 32900 San Cibrao das Viñas, Ourense, Spain; (M.P.); (B.G.); (P.E.S.M.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Science, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Avda. Vicent Andrés Estellés, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain;
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- Department of Food Technology, University North, Trg Dr. Žarka Dolinara 1, 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, rúa Galicia n° 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, 32900 San Cibrao das Viñas, Ourense, Spain; (M.P.); (B.G.); (P.E.S.M.)
- Área de Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, Universidad de Vigo, 32004 Vigo, Ourense, Spain
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Fathi M, Donsi F, McClements DJ. Protein-Based Delivery Systems for the Nanoencapsulation of Food Ingredients. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2018; 17:920-936. [PMID: 33350116 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Many proteins possess functional attributes that make them suitable for the encapsulation of bioactive agents, such as nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals. This article reviews the state of the art of protein-based nanoencapsulation approaches. The physicochemical principles underlying the major techniques for the fabrication of nanoparticles, nanogels, and nanofibers from animal, botanical, and recombinant proteins are described. Protein modification approaches that can be used to extend their functionality in these nanocarrier systems are also described, including chemical, physical, and enzymatic treatments. The encapsulation, retention, protection, and release of bioactive agents in different protein-based nanocarriers are discussed. Finally, some of the major challenges in the design and fabrication of protein-based delivery systems are highlighted.
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- Milad Fathi
- Dept. of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan Univ. of Technology, Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran
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- Dept. of Industrial Engineering, Univ. of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Italy
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Diverse specialized metabolism and their responses to lactalbumin hydrolysate in hairy root cultures of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge and Salvia castanea Diels f. t omentosa Stib. Biochem Eng J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Micro- and nano bio-based delivery systems for food applications: In vitro behavior. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 243:23-45. [PMID: 28395856 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Micro- and nanoencapsulation is an emerging technology in the food field that potentially allows the improvement of food quality and human health. Bio-based delivery systems of bioactive compounds have a wide variety of morphologies that influence their stability and functional performance. The incorporation of bioactive compounds in food products using micro- and nano-delivery systems may offer extra health benefits, beyond basic nutrition, once their encapsulation may provide protection against undesired environmental conditions (e.g., heat, light and oxygen) along the food chain (including processing and storage), thus improving their bioavailability, while enabling their controlled release and target delivery. This review provides an overview of the bio-based materials currently used for encapsulation of bioactive compounds intended for food applications, as well as the main production techniques employed in the development of micro- and nanosystems. The behavior of such systems and of bioactive compounds entrapped into, throughout in vitro gastrointestinal systems, is also tracked in a critical manner. Comparisons between various in vitro digestion systems (including the main advantages and disadvantages) currently in use, as well as correlations between the behavior of micro- and nanosystems studied through in vitro and in vivo systems were highlighted and discussed here for the first time. Finally, examples of bioactive micro- and nanosystems added to food simulants or to real food matrices are provided, together with a revision of the main challenges for their safe commercialization, the regulatory issues involved and the main legislation aspects.
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Ramos OL, Pereira RN, Martins A, Rodrigues R, Fuciños C, Teixeira JA, Pastrana L, Malcata FX, Vicente AA. Design of whey protein nanostructures for incorporation and release of nutraceutical compounds in food. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:1377-1393. [PMID: 26065435 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.993749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Whey proteins are widely used as nutritional and functional ingredients in formulated foods because they are relatively inexpensive, generally recognized as safe (GRAS) ingredient, and possess important biological, physical, and chemical functionalities. Denaturation and aggregation behavior of these proteins is of particular relevance toward manufacture of novel nanostructures with a number of potential uses. When these processes are properly engineered and controlled, whey proteins may be formed into nanohydrogels, nanofibrils, or nanotubes and be used as carrier of bioactive compounds. This review intends to discuss the latest understandings of nanoscale phenomena of whey protein denaturation and aggregation that may contribute for the design of protein nanostructures. Whey protein aggregation and gelation pathways under different processing and environmental conditions such as microwave heating, high voltage, and moderate electrical fields, high pressure, temperature, pH, and ionic strength were critically assessed. Moreover, several potential applications of nanohydrogels, nanofibrils, and nanotubes for controlled release of nutraceutical compounds (e.g. probiotics, vitamins, antioxidants, and peptides) were also included. Controlling the size of protein networks at nanoscale through application of different processing and environmental conditions can open perspectives for development of nanostructures with new or improved functionalities for incorporation and release of nutraceuticals in food matrices.
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- Oscar L Ramos
- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal.,b LEPABE-Laboratory of Engineering of Processes, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias , Porto , Portugal
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- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal
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- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal
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- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal
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- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal.,c Biotechnology Group , Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science , University of Vigo , Ourense , Spain
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- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal
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- c Biotechnology Group , Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science , University of Vigo , Ourense , Spain
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- b LEPABE-Laboratory of Engineering of Processes, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias , Porto , Portugal.,d Department of Chemical Engineering , Rua Dr. Roberto Frias , Porto , Portugal
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- a CEB-Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar , Braga , Portugal
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Chaquilla-Quilca G, Balandrán-Quintana R, Azamar-Barrios J, Ramos-Clamont Montfort G, Mendoza-Wilson A, Mercado-Ruiz J, Madera-Santana T, López-Franco Y, Luna-Valdez J. Synthesis of tubular nanostructures from wheat bran albumins during proteolysis with V8 protease in the presence of calcium ions. Food Chem 2016; 200:16-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wang YH, Wang JM, Yang XQ, Guo J, Lin Y. Amphiphilic zein hydrolysate as a novel nano-delivery vehicle for curcumin. Food Funct 2015; 6:2636-45. [DOI: 10.1039/c5fo00422e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We developed amphiphilic zein hydrolysate as a novel delivery vehicle, which could be used for preparation of curcumin-loaded nanoparticles (<50 nm). These nanoparticles have a great application potential in nutraceutical-fortified food and clear beverages.
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- Yong-Hui Wang
- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- People's Republic of China
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- People's Republic of China
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- People's Republic of China
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- People's Republic of China
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- Research and Development Center of Food Proteins
- Department of Food Science and Technology
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou 510640
- People's Republic of China
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