Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design

Introduction: Royal jelly (RJ) has been consumed as food or as a supplement because of its high nutritional and medicinal values. A fresh harvested RJ is yellowish to whitish in color and contains proteins, free amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and sugar. Without proper storage conditions, such as at...

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Main Authors: Mohd Rus, Shaiqah, Haris @ Harith, Muhammad Salahuddin, Abu Yazid, Anis Afiful Huda, Mohamad, Izzuddin, Noor Ismadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq, Mohd Azlan, Nur Hakimah, Rahman, Siti Radziah, Doolaanea, Abd Almonem, Adina, Anugerah Budipratama
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author Mohd Rus, Shaiqah
Haris @ Harith, Muhammad Salahuddin
Abu Yazid, Anis Afiful Huda
Mohamad, Izzuddin
Noor Ismadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq
Mohd Azlan, Nur Hakimah
Rahman, Siti Radziah
Doolaanea, Abd Almonem
Adina, Anugerah Budipratama
author_facet Mohd Rus, Shaiqah
Haris @ Harith, Muhammad Salahuddin
Abu Yazid, Anis Afiful Huda
Mohamad, Izzuddin
Noor Ismadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq
Mohd Azlan, Nur Hakimah
Rahman, Siti Radziah
Doolaanea, Abd Almonem
Adina, Anugerah Budipratama
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description Introduction: Royal jelly (RJ) has been consumed as food or as a supplement because of its high nutritional and medicinal values. A fresh harvested RJ is yellowish to whitish in color and contains proteins, free amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and sugar. Without proper storage conditions, such as at 4°C, the color of RJ changes to much darker yellow and produces a rancid smell. To prolong its shelf life, RJ is usually mixed with honey. Alginate, a natural and edible polymer derived from seaweed, is commonly used to encapsulate drugs and food due to its ability to form gels by reacting with divalent cations. However, there is a lack of research on the microencapsulation of RJ in alginate using electrospray. The electrospray technique has the advantage in producing consistent size and shape of alginate microbeads under optimum parameters. Aim: This research aimed to optimize electrospray-operating parameters in producing alginate–RJ microbeads. Materials and Methods: Optimization of alginate–RJ microbeads electrospray parameters was carried out using 24 factorial design with three center points (19 runs). The studied parameters were flow rate, high voltage, nozzle size, and tip-to-collector distance, whereas the responses were particle size, particle size distribution, and sphericity factor. The responses of each run were analyzed using Design-Expert software. Results: Nozzle size is a significant parameter that influences the particle size. Flow rate is a significant parameter influencing the sphericity factor. Conclusion: Screening of the electrospray-operating parameters paves the way in determining the significant parameters and their design space to produce consistent alginate–RJ microbeads.
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spelling iium-802532021-01-18T03:06:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80253/ Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design Mohd Rus, Shaiqah Haris @ Harith, Muhammad Salahuddin Abu Yazid, Anis Afiful Huda Mohamad, Izzuddin Noor Ismadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq Mohd Azlan, Nur Hakimah Rahman, Siti Radziah Doolaanea, Abd Almonem Adina, Anugerah Budipratama RS Pharmacy and materia medica Introduction: Royal jelly (RJ) has been consumed as food or as a supplement because of its high nutritional and medicinal values. A fresh harvested RJ is yellowish to whitish in color and contains proteins, free amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and sugar. Without proper storage conditions, such as at 4°C, the color of RJ changes to much darker yellow and produces a rancid smell. To prolong its shelf life, RJ is usually mixed with honey. Alginate, a natural and edible polymer derived from seaweed, is commonly used to encapsulate drugs and food due to its ability to form gels by reacting with divalent cations. However, there is a lack of research on the microencapsulation of RJ in alginate using electrospray. The electrospray technique has the advantage in producing consistent size and shape of alginate microbeads under optimum parameters. Aim: This research aimed to optimize electrospray-operating parameters in producing alginate–RJ microbeads. Materials and Methods: Optimization of alginate–RJ microbeads electrospray parameters was carried out using 24 factorial design with three center points (19 runs). The studied parameters were flow rate, high voltage, nozzle size, and tip-to-collector distance, whereas the responses were particle size, particle size distribution, and sphericity factor. The responses of each run were analyzed using Design-Expert software. Results: Nozzle size is a significant parameter that influences the particle size. Flow rate is a significant parameter influencing the sphericity factor. Conclusion: Screening of the electrospray-operating parameters paves the way in determining the significant parameters and their design space to produce consistent alginate–RJ microbeads. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80253/1/Screening%20of%20electrospray-operating%20parameters%20in%20the%20production%20of%20alginate%20royal%20jelly%20microbeads%20using%20factorial%20design.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80253/7/80253_Screening%20of%20electrosprayoperating%20parameters_SCOPUS.pdf Mohd Rus, Shaiqah and Haris @ Harith, Muhammad Salahuddin and Abu Yazid, Anis Afiful Huda and Mohamad, Izzuddin and Noor Ismadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq and Mohd Azlan, Nur Hakimah and Rahman, Siti Radziah and Doolaanea, Abd Almonem and Adina, Anugerah Budipratama (2020) Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 12 (6). pp. 703-706. ISSN 0975-7406 http://www.jpbsonline.org/ DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_249_19
spellingShingle RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Mohd Rus, Shaiqah
Haris @ Harith, Muhammad Salahuddin
Abu Yazid, Anis Afiful Huda
Mohamad, Izzuddin
Noor Ismadi, Muhammad Nur Shafiq
Mohd Azlan, Nur Hakimah
Rahman, Siti Radziah
Doolaanea, Abd Almonem
Adina, Anugerah Budipratama
Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
title Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
title_full Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
title_fullStr Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
title_full_unstemmed Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
title_short Screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
title_sort screening of electrosprayoperating parameters in the production of alginate–royal jelly microbeads using factorial design
topic RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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