• Journal of Life Science
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.45-49
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• 1999

Seaweed alginate was acetylated by activated carbon immobilized Pseudomonas syringae in a fluidized bed, up-flow reactor. The acetylation degree of seaweed alginate was about 30%. Calcium-acetylated seaweed alginate gel bead was made and compared to calcium-seaweed alginate gel bead by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Structural difference of two gel beads may results from increased viscosity and decreased affinity of acetylated seaweed alginate for calcium ion. On the basis of interior and exterior structure of calcium-acetylated seaweed alginate gels and property of acetylated seaweed alginate, it seems that acetylated seaweed alginate is used for the supporter for electrophoresis and packing materials for liquid chromatography and gel filtration.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.715-721
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• 2007

In this study, the sphericity of calcium alginate gel beads was optimized using response surface methodology. The optimum conditions for bead sphericity were a concentration of 2.24% sodium alginate, a flow rate of 0.059 mL/sec for the sodium alginate solution, and a 459 rpm rotation for the calcium chloride solution. The predicted and experimental bead sphericities under the optimum conditions were 94.5 and 96.7%, respectively, showing close agreement. We also investigated the processing condition effects for the physical properties of the optimized calcium alginate gel beads. Immersion in hot water slightly decreased bead size and rupture strength. NaCl treatment increased bead size and decreased rupture strength. While the pH of the calcium chloride solution had little effect on bead sphericity, the bead sizes and gel strengths decreased with longer times in each pH solution. The beads coated with pectin and glucomannan showed no significant changes in sphericity, but their sizes decreased with time. The coated beads showed higher rupture strengths than the uncoated beads.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.153-161
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• 1995

Alginic acid is a hydrophilic , colloidal polysaccharide obtained from cell wall of seaweed or brown algae and has a broad range of applications. Alginlc acid becomes alginate gel bead due to its cation-induced gelation. Dried alginate beads can be reswollen according to environmental pH. The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible applicability of alginate beads as an oral controlled release system of ibuprofen. In this experiment ibuprofen was incorporated in alginate beads and alginate beads were treated with various methods. Ibuprofen release from alginate beads in phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) was laster than in distilled water and dilute HCl. The release of ibuprofen was more sustained in bead than simple mixture and coprecipitate of ibuprofen and sodium alginate. The dissolution rate of ibuprofen was decreased in using of bead that hardened with formaldehyde. The dissolution rate of the drug from the bead was the fastest in 12 hour dried beads, 1.5%-sodium alginate concentration and 1%-calcium chloride concentration. Sodium alginate bead can be used as a sustaind release drug delivery system of water-insoluble drugs.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.157-164
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• 2007

Microencapsulation of cells within microfluidic devices enables explicit control of the membrane thickness or cell density, resulting in improved viability of the transplanted cells within an aggressive immune system. In this study, living cells (3T3 and L929 fibroblast cells) are encapsulated within a semi-permeable membrane (calcium crosslinked alginate gel) in two different device designs, a flow focusing and a core-annular flow focusing geometry. These two device designs produce a bead and a long microfibre, respectively. For the alginate bead, an alginate aqueous solution incorporating cells flows through a flow focusing channel and an alginate droplet is formed from the balance of interfacial forces and viscous drag forces resulting from the continuous (oil) phase flowing past the alginate solution. It immediately reacts with an adjacent $CaCl_2$ drop that is extruded into the main flow channel by another flow focusing channel downstream of the site of alginate drop creation. Depending on the flow conditions, monodisperse microbeads of sizes ranging from $50-200\;{\mu}m$ can be produced. In the case of the microfibre, the alginate solution with cells is extruded into a continuous phase of $CaCl_2$ solution. The diameter of alginate fibres produced via this technique can be tightly controlled by changing both flow rates. Cell viability in both forms of alginate encapsulant was confirmed by a LIVE/DEAD cell assay for periods of up to 24 hours post encapsulation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.412-417
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• 2001

Sodium alginate was used to immobilize Bifidobacterium breve ATCC 15700 cells. The ability of the Ca-alginate beads to protect the B. breve ATCC 15700 was evaluated under different conditions including alginate concentration, bead size, pH, hydrogen peroxide, and storage period. The survival of the B. Breve ATCC 15700 was estimated in pasteurized yogurt, containing either the immobilized or free cells, throughout the storage period. The survival cells in bead after exposure to acidic solution (pH 3.0) increased with increase of both the alginate gel concentration and bead size. Also, immobilized cells in alginate bead were more resistant than the free cells to hydrogen peroxide, storage period, and the environment inside yogur. When retreated beads with skim milk and nonretreated beads were tested in acidified pH 3.0 TPY media including acetic and lactic acid, the number of viable cells in the retreated bead was approximately 10-fold higher than that of nonretreated beads. This suggests that the skim milk operated as a material decreasing the diffusion of acid and hydrogen perosicde into alginate gels. From this research, it was found that yogurt itself supported immobilized cells with an improved protection from the extreme acidity in yogurt.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2001

The viability of Bifidobacterium longum KCTC 3128, entrapped in calcium alginate beds in simulated gastroenteric juices (gastric and bile salt solution), was tested to evaluate the influences of several parameters (gel concentration, bead size, and initial cell number). The death rate of B. longum in beads after being sequentially exposed to simulated gastric juices and bile salt solution decreased propertionally with increasing both the alginate gel concentration and bead size. The number of initial cell loading in beads affected the numbers of survivors after being exposed to these solutions, while the death rate of the viable cells were not affected. From the results obtained, the influence of entrapment parameters on the survival of bifidobacteria was quantitatively and systematically evaluated by using a mathematical method.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.266-271
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• 1993

Calcium Alginate gel에 고정화된 Aureobasidium pullulans cell을 이용한 fructo-이igosaccharides 생산 반응메카니즘에 있어서 포도당, sucrose 및 fructo-oligosaccharides의 유효확산계수를 구하고, 반응메카니즘에 대한 수학적 모벨을 제안하였다. $770g/\ell$, $860g/\ell$ 의 고농도 당용액에서 이들의 유효확산계수는 $1.2-7.6\times10^{-7}\textrm{cm}^2$/s 범위로 매우 낮은 값을 보였고, 이 결과를 모댈식에서 적용하여 기질농도, bead 크기 및 첨가비율 등을 변화시키면서 실험적으로 검증해 본 결과 실험치와 모델식이 대체로 잘 일하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.285-291
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• 1986

효모Candida lipolytica 세포를 calcium alginate gel로 포괄 고정화시켜서. 유동층 반응기에서 반응을 수행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1 고정화 효모 세포를 활성화 용액에서 회분식 유동층 반응기 방식과 연속식 유동층 반응기 방식으로 활성화시켰을 때, 세포는 고정화된 상태로 증식하였으며, 또한 세포당 시트르산 생성활성 이 증가하여서, 활성화되지 않은 bead보다 최대 시트르산 생성활성이 약 10배정도 증가되었다. 2 연속식 유동층 반응기 방식으로 활성화시킬 때가 회분식 유동층 반응기 방식으로 활성화시킬 때보다 늦은 시간에 최대의 시트르산 생성활성을 나타내었는데, 이것은 연속식으로 활성화시킬 때는 bead가 계속 새로운 환경에 놓이게 되어 bead내의 세포에 필요한 효소 및 보효소가 bead밖으로 계속 유출됨으로 인하여 bead내의 효소와 보효소의 축적에 많은 시간이 걸린데 기인한 것으로 사료된다. 3. 회분식 유동층 반응기내에서 세포수를 동일하게 하여 반응을 수행할 때, 고정화 bead의 크기가 작을수록 시트르산의 생산성이 증가하였다. 이것은 bead의 크기가 작을수록 부피에 비해 높은 표면적을 가지므로 세포의 많은 수가 반응에 참여하게 되며 bead내로의 화산저항이 작아서 물질전달이 잘되어 시트르산이 많이 생성된 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.208-214
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• 1999

The condition for immobilization of the partially purified agarase from Bacillus cereus ASK202 and the properties of the immobilized enzyme have been investigated. Agarase was immobilized on various supports by entrapment method. The enzyme immobilized on Na-alginate bead showed the highest activity among those studied. The optimal reaction conditions of the immobilized agarase were obtained in 3%(w/v) Na-alginate for the matrix, bead diameter of 2.5mm, 1 unit of agarase solution and 1.0%(w/v) calcium chloride solution. The optimum pH and temperature of the immobilized agarase were pH and temperature of the immobilized agarase were pH 7.0 and 4$0^{\circ}C$, respectively. Km and Vmax values were 0.5mg/ml.min, respectively. The immobilized agarase conerted agar to agarobiose, and their total conversion ratio under the optimal condition was 89%.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.247.1-247.1
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• 2003

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional problem worldwide. Oral iron supplementation programs have failed because of noncompliance and gastrointestinal toxicity. The purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of alginate gel bead as an oral controlled release system of iron supplements and increase the stability of iron succinyl casein (ISC). Alginate beads containing ISC were prepared by the gelation of sodium alginate with calcium cations. The release profiles of ISC were investigated according to the concentration of polymer, the drug/sodium alginate ratio, the concentration and type of cation, curing time and pH of calcium chloride solution. (omitted)