Promising application of probiotic microorganisms as Pickering emulsions stabilizers.

The purpose of this work was to study the ability of nineteen food-grade microorganisms as Pickering emulsion (PE) stabilizers. Medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) oil-in-water (50:50) PEs were fabricated by 10 wt% or 15 wt% of thermally-inactivated yeast, cocci, Bacillus spp. and lactobacilli cells.

Dual antioxidant-photosensitizing hydrogel system: Cross-linking of chitosan with tannic acid for enhanced photodynamic efficacy.

Herein, a new antioxidant-photosensitizing hydrogel based on chitosan has been developed to control photodynamic therapy (PDT) activity in cancer treatment. In PDT, photosensitizers generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) during photochemical reactions, leading oxidative damage to cancer cells. However, high ROS levels are lethal to non-target healthy cells and tissues such as endothelial cells and blood cells.

Physicochemical properties of fish oil in water multilayer emulsions prepared by a mixture of whey protein isolate and water-soluble fraction of Farsi gum.

Physicochemical properties and storage stability of fish oil (FO) in water multilayer emulsions, stabilized with different mixtures of whey protein isolate (WPI) and water-soluble fraction of Farsi gum (WSFG), were studied under the effects of total biopolymer concentration (TBC), WSFG:WPI mixing ratio (MR) and pH for 1 month. pH reduction decreased the surface potential of dispersed droplets; however, an increase in the WSFG:WPI MR (at constant pH values corresponding to electrostatic interactions) significantly increased the absolute values of surface potential and hence the physical stability of emulsions. An increase in TBC increased droplet size and emulsion viscosity.

Evaluation of a novel biocompatible magnetic nanomedicine based on beta-cyclodextrin, loaded doxorubicin-curcumin for overcoming chemoresistance in breast cancer.

Codelivery of chemo-sensitizers with chemotherapeutics using combo nanomedicine is a promising platform for overcoming chemoresistance in breast cancer. However, tumor accumulation of nano-carriers based on enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect is confounded by heterogeneity in tumor microenvironment. Adsorption of protein corona on surface of nanoparticle boost up clearance by reticulo-endothelial system.

Gelatin-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose water-in-water emulsions as a new bio-based packaging material.

Gelatin and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) are two incompatible and immiscible biopolymers which cannot form homogeneous composite films using usual methods. In this study, to prevent phase separation, gelatin-HPMC water-in-water (W/W) emulsion was utilized to from transparent composite films by entrapment the HPMC dispersed droplets in gelatin continuous network. The physicochemical and mechanical properties of emulsion-based films containing different amounts (5-30%) of dispersed phase were determined and compared with those of individual polymer-based films.