Effect of twin-screw extrusion pretreatment on starch structure, rheological properties and 3D printing accuracy of whole potato flour and its application in dysphagia diets.

Twin-screw extrusion pretreatment has great potential for the development of three-dimensional (3D) printed food as dysphagia diets. This study aimed to investigate the effect of twin-screw extrusion pretreatment on starch structure, rheological properties and 3D printing accuracy of whole potato flour and its application in dysphagia diets. The results indicated that twin-screw extrusion pretreatment was found to change chain length distributions, short-range ordered structure and relative crystallinity of whole potato flour (WPF), thereby improving its 3D printing performance.

An optimized 3D-printed capsule scaffold utilizing artificial neural network for the targeted delivery of chlorogenic acid to the colon.

Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is an important bioactive polyphenol with extensive biological properties. This study aimed to fabricate an optimized three-dimensional (3D)-printed capsule scaffold and CGA capsules for targeted delivery of hydrophobic CGA to the colon. The optimized printing parameters identified using the neural network model were a temperature of 170 °C, a printing speed of 20 mm/s, and a nozzle diameter of 0.

Amphiphilic carboxylated cellulose-g-poly(l-lactide) copolymer nanoparticles for oleanolic acid delivery.

Carboxylated cellulose nanocrystals (CCNs), as one of nanocellulose are promising hydrophilic biomass materials for drug delivery. In this work, a series of amphiphilic carboxylated cellulose-graft-Poly(L-lactide) (CC-g-PLLA) copolymers were synthesized via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) method. The copolymers were characterized by H-NMR, FT-IR, WXRD and TGA, and their solubility in organic solvents was improved.

pH-Sensitive nanogels based on the electrostatic self-assembly of radionuclide I labeled albumin and carboxymethyl cellulose for synergistic combined chemo-radioisotope therapy of cancer.

Development of biocompatible and biodegradable nanocarriers with multiple functionalities has attracted great interest in recent years. In this study, a hybrid hydrogel nanoparticle (nanogel) platform based on the self-assembly of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) is presented for the first time. It was facile to realize the efficient co-delivery of radionuclide I and chemotherapeutic drugs such as camptothecin (CPT) to achieve the combined chemo-radioisotope therapy of cancer.