The advantage of using plants in nanoparticles synthesis is that they are easily available, safe to handle and possess a broad variability of metabolites such as antioxidants, nucleotides and vitamins. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Green and Zimbro tea and also Green coconut water as a reducing and stabilizer agent in gold nanoparticle synthesis. The gold nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. Their physical stability was determined using a UV-Vis spectrophotometer over several days during storage at room temperature. We observed that green chemical process to obtain gold nanoparticles did not require any external chemicals reagent for stabilization of nanoparticulate. Absorption measurements indicated that the plasmon resonance wavelength appears around 530 nm. X-ray diffractograms of gold nanoparticles evidenced the presence of Au-rich (fcc) phases. TEM analysis showed a homogeneous dispersion of nanoparticles and some agglomerates. Differences in size and shape of the nanoparticles were observed. Zeta potential of AuNPs synthetized in presence of Green tea was −33 mV indicating stability of the synthesized nanoparticles.
En este trabajo se desarrollaron tres sistemas de liberación de curcumina (Cur) basados en microfibras de poli(ácido láctico) (PLA, por sus siglas en inglés) obtenidas por electrohilado, con concentraciones de 1, 3 y 5%-P de Cur. La morfología de las fibras fue analizada mediante microscopia electrónica de barrido (SEM) obteniéndose diámetros promedios entre 500 nm y 2.5 μm. La caracterización química se realizó mediante espectroscopia infrarroja con transformada de Fourier (FTIR) y se complementó con espectroscopia Raman, verificando así la incorporación de la Cur en la fibra polimérica. Por otra parte, la caracterización térmica se realizó mediante análisis termogravimétrico (TGA) y calorimetría diferencial de barrido (DSC), las cuales revelaronque la concentración de Cur presente en la fibra afecta la cristalinidad y la estabilidad térmica del PLA. Las tasas de liberación in vitro a pH de 7.4, se determinaron mediante espectroscopia UV-VIS a una longitud de onda de 420 nm y los perfiles de liberación obtenidos se ajustaron con el modelo de Korsmeyer-Peppas. Los resultados del ajuste muestran que la difusión de Cur y la degradación de la matriz polimérica son los principales mecanismos involucrados en la liberación del fármaco.
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