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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2025, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (3): 286-294.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2025.03.003

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Preparation and sustained release performance of multi-core capsules based on fragrance-loaded Pickering emulsions

Xinyi Liu1,Juanbo Chen1,Haoyue Hou1,Jiawei Hou1,Meiling Shi2,Sa Zeng2,Tao Meng1,*()   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences & Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
    2. Guangzhou Ridgepole Biological Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510800, China
  • Received:2024-08-28 Revised:2025-02-28 Online:2025-03-22 Published:2025-04-01
  • Contact: *E-mail: taomeng@swjtu.edu.cn.

Abstract:

Naturally degradable capsule provides a platform for sustained fragrance release. However, practical challenges such as low encapsulation efficiency and difficulty in sustained release are still limited in using fragrance-loaded capsules. In this work, the natural materials sodium alginate and gelatine are dissolved and act as the aqueous phase, lavender is dissolved in caprylic/capric triglyceride (GTCC) as the oil phase, and SiO2 nanoparticles with neutral-wettability as a solid emulsifier to form O/W Pickering emulsions simultaneously. Finally, multi-core capsules are prepared using the drop injection method with emulsions as templates. The results show that the capsules have been successfully prepared with a spherical morphology and multi-core structure, and the encapsulation rate of multi-core capsules can reach up to 99.6%. In addition, the multi-core capsules possess desirable sustained release performance, the cumulative sustained release rate of fragrance at 25 ℃ over 49 days is only 32.5%. It is attributed to the significant protection of multi-core structure, Pickering emulsion nanoparticle membranes, and hydrogel network shell for encapsulated fragrance. This study is designed to deliver a new strategy for using sustained-release technology with fragrance in food, cosmetics, textiles, and other fields.

Key words: fragrance, Pickering emulsion, multi-core capsules, encapsulation efficiency, sustained release

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658