Fabrication of zein/quaternized chitosan nanoparticles for the encapsulation and protection of curcumin

2015202 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Hongshan Liang · Institute of Food Science & Technology

Bin Zhou · Institute of Food Science & Technology

Lei He · Huazhong Agricultural University

Yaping An · Institute of Food Science & Technology

Liufeng Lin · Huazhong Agricultural University

Yan Li · Huazhong Agricultural University

Shilin Liu

Abstract

In this article, we report the successful assembly of nanoparticles (NPs) from a water-soluble chitosan (CS) derivative (<italic>N</italic>-(2-hydroxyl)propyl-3-trimethyl ammonium chitosan chloride, HTCC) and zein <italic>via</italic> a low-energy phase separation method.

Topics & Keywords

Curcumin's Biomedical Applications Proteins in Food Systems Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 5, Issue 18, pp. 13891-13900

DOI: 10.1039/c4ra14270e

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