Physicochemical and mechanical characterization of galactomannan from Mimosa scabrella: Effect of drying method |
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Authors: | Cristina W. Vendruscolo Carmen Ferrero Edgardo A.G. Pineda Joana L.M. Silveira Rilton A. Freitas Maria Rosa Jiménez-Castellanos Tania M.B. Bresolin |
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Affiliation: | 1. Programa de Mestrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Núcleo de Investigações Químico-Farmacêuticas (NIQFAR), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí – UNIVALI, Itajaí, CP 360, CEP 88302-202 Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil;2. Departamento de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain;3. Departamento de Química, UEM, Maringá, Brazil;4. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, UFPR, Curitiba, Brazil |
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Abstract: | The galactomannan from Mimosa scabrella Bentham was extracted on a pilot plant scale and dried either by vacuum oven (GVO) or by spray-drier (GSD) to evaluate the effect of the drying technique on the powder quality and its applicability as excipient in solid dosage forms. The analysis by high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) coupled to multiangle laser light scattering (MALLS) suggests that both products behave as semi-flexible polymers, although the GSD showed more aggregation at molecular level (~10%) and higher chain stiffness (Lp 9.1 nm). TG and DSC analysis showed weight loss event with peak at 299.7 and 311.9 °C to GVO and GSD, respectively, as well and higher ash content for GSD sample, in both inert and oxidant atmosphere. The X-ray diffraction confirmed the amorphous nature of both galactomannans although GVO showed high crystallinity. The GSD showed lower density (1.009 g/cm3), higher cohesiveness (repose angle 35.5°, compressibility 32.2% and absence of flow), smaller and more spherical particles than GVO sample, both with high polydispersion. As vacuum oven-drying resulted in a like fibrous material, spray-drying appears as an alternative method easy to extrapolate in industry, requiring a glidant incorporation to improve the powder flowability. |
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