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Recent Advances in Food-Packing, Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications of Zein and Zein-Based Materials
- Source :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 15, Iss 12, Pp 22438-22470 (2014), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2014.
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Abstract
- Zein is a biodegradable and biocompatible material extracted from renewable resources; it comprises almost 80% of the whole protein content in corn. This review highlights and describes some zein and zein-based materials, focusing on biomedical applications. It was demonstrated in this review that the biodegradation and biocompatibility of zein are key parameters for its uses in the food-packing, biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Furthermore, it was pointed out that the presence of hydrophilic-hydrophobic groups in zein chains is a very important aspect for obtaining material with different hydrophobicities by mixing with other moieties (polymeric or not), but also for obtaining derivatives with different properties. The physical and chemical characteristics and special structure (at the molecular, nano and micro scales) make zein molecules inherently superior to many other polymers from natural sources and synthetic ones. The film-forming property of zein and zein-based materials is important for several applications. The good electrospinnability of zein is important for producing zein and zein-based nanofibers for applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. The use of zein’s hydrolysate peptides for reducing blood pressure is another important issue related to the application of derivatives of zein in the biomedical field. It is pointed out that the biodegradability and biocompatibility of zein and other inherent properties associated with zein’s structure allow a myriad of applications of such materials with great potential in the near future.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Biocompatibility
Biomedical Technology
zein-based materials
Biocompatible Materials
Nanotechnology
zein hydrolysates applied for reducing blood pressure
Review
Catalysis
Inorganic Chemistry
lcsh:Chemistry
food-packing
zein
Polymer chemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Molecular Biology
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Spectroscopy
chemistry.chemical_classification
Organic Chemistry
Food Packaging
food and beverages
General Medicine
Polymer
Biocompatible material
Computer Science Applications
Biodegradation, Environmental
Pharmaceutical Preparations
chemistry
lcsh:Biology (General)
lcsh:QD1-999
Nanofiber
Drug delivery
drug delivery
biomedical application
colloidal particles of zein
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14220067
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b85aa4b743f092c6cf749ea9bc815a4e