BioTech (Aug 2023)

Chitosan Sponges for Efficient Accumulation and Controlled Release of C-Phycocyanin

  • Yana E. Sergeeva,
  • Anastasia A. Zakharevich,
  • Daniil V. Sukhinov,
  • Alexandra I. Koshkalda,
  • Mariya V. Kryukova,
  • Sergey N. Malakhov,
  • Christina G. Antipova,
  • Olga I. Klein,
  • Pavel M. Gotovtsev,
  • Timofei E. Grigoriev

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biotech12030055
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 3
p. 55

Abstract

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The paper proposed a new porous material for wound healing based on chitosan and C-phycocyanin (C-PC). In this work, C-PC was extracted from the cyanobacteria Arthrospira platensis biomass and purified through ammonium sulfate precipitation. The obtained C-PC with a purity index (PI) of 3.36 ± 0.24 was loaded into a chitosan sponge from aqueous solutions of various concentrations (250, 500, and 1000 mg/L). According to the FTIR study, chitosan did not form new bonds with C-PC, but acted as a carrier. The encapsulation efficiency value exceeded 90%, and the maximum loading capacity was 172.67 ± 0.47 mg/g. The release of C-PC from the polymer matrix into the saline medium was estimated, and it was found 50% of C-PC was released in the first hour and the maximum concentration was reached in 5–7 h after the sponge immersion. The PI of the released C-PC was 3.79 and 4.43 depending on the concentration of the initial solution.

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