Tea polyphenol loaded alginate-chitosan microspheres were prepared by ionic gelation method for controlling tea polyphenol release by using various combinations of chitosn and Ca2+ as cation and alginate as anion.Scanning electron microscopy were used to investigate the surface characteristics of tea polyphenol loaded microspheres. These microencapsulated beads were evaluated as a pH-sensitive system for delivery of tea polyphenol. The main advantage of this system is that all procedures used were performed in aqueous medium which may preserve the tea polyphenol bioactivity. At pH7.4, the amounts of tea polyphenol released increased significantly as compared to those released at pH1.2. It is evident that the rate of tea polyphenol release could be controlled by changing the chitosan and the calcium chloride concentrations.
The effects of different factors including tea polyphenols concentration, gelatin concentration, pH and temperature on the properties of tea polyphenol/gelatin mixed gels were investigated by using texture profile analysis. The results indicated that the factors all had the influences on mixed gel properties, such as hardness, elasticity, cohesiveness, chewiness, resilience, ets.FTIR spectra verified that tea polyphenols mainly interacted with gelatin by the phenolic hydroxyl binded with reactive group of gelatin peptidyl by hydrogen in the formation of gels. Thermal stability were determined to evaluate the properties of the mixed gels by TGA analysis.
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