Biomineral-inspired fabrication of semi-permeable calcium phosphate–polysaccharide microcapsules
- 27 June 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Vol. 12 (8) , 2178-2180
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b204599k
Abstract
Mineral–polysaccharide microcapsules are produced by a one-step method in which the deposition of a semi-permeable alginate/chitosan membrane around droplets of sodium alginate is coupled with in situ precipitation of amorphous calcium phosphate. Nucleation of calcium phosphate occurs within the membrane by counter-diffusion of Ca2+ and HPO4 2− ions and can be controlled by the phosphate concentration in the alginate droplets to produce hybrid microcapsules with enhanced mechanical strength and reduced permeability to encapsulated molecules such as haemoglobin and ibuprofen.Keywords
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