Microencapsulation of Zanthoxylum limonella oil (ZLO) in glutaraldehyde crosslinked gelatin for mosquito repellent application.
Glutaraldehyde (GA) crosslinked gelatin (G) microcapsules containing Zanthoxylum limonella oil (ZLO) were prepared by coacervation technique. The effect of various parameters such as variation of oil-loading, gelatin concentration and degree of crosslinking on release rate of oil were studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to understand the surface characteristics of microcapsules. FTIR-results indicated the absence of any significant interaction between polymer and oil.
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Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Napaam 784 028, India. tkm@tezu.ernet.in
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D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D004339:Drug Compounding; D005780:Gelatin / Q000737:chemistry*; D005976:Glutaral / Q000737:chemistry*; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
D007302:Insect Repellents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D005780:Gelatin; D005976:Glutaral