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Preparation of Alginate Microspheres Using Membrane Emulsification Method

막유화법에 의한 알지네이트 Microsphere의 제조

  • 염경호 (충북대학교 공과대학 화학공학부) ;
  • 최용한 (충북대학교 공과대학 화학공학부) ;
  • 다이엔 이 와일리 (호주 뉴사우스웨일즈대학교 UNESCO 막과학기술연구소)
  • Published : 2004.09.01
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Abstract

We prepared monodispersed calcium alginate microspheres by controlling various conditions of emulsification procedure using a lab-scale batch type membrane emulsification system equipped with SPG (Shirasu porous glass) tubular membranes. We determined the effects of process parameters of membrane emulsification (ratio of dispersed phase to continuous phase, alginate concentration, emulsifier concentration, type and concentration of stabilizer, transmembrane pressure, concentration of crosslinking agent, stirring speed and membrane pore size) on the mean size and size distribution of alginate microspheres. The increase of the ratio of dispersed phase to continuous phase, transmembrane pressure and alginate concentration led to the increase in the mean size of alginate microspheres. On the contrary, the increase in emulsifier concentration, stirring speed of the continuous phase and concentration of the crosslinking agent caused the reduction of the mean size of microspheres. Through controlling these parameters, monodisperse alginate microspheres with about $6{\mu}{\textrm{m}}$ of the mean size and 1.1 of the size distribution value were finally prepared in case of the using SPC membrane with the pore size of $2.9{\mu}{\textrm{m}}$.

SPG (Shirasu porous glass) 관형 막이 설치된 회분식 막유화 장치를 사용하여 단분산 칼슘 알지네이트 미립자를 제조하기 위한 막유화 공정변수의 최적조건을 결정하였다. 막유화의 공정변수로는 연속상에 대한 분산상의 비율, 알지네이트 농도, 유화제의 종류와 농도, 안정제 농도, 가교제 농도, 교반속도, 막간 압력차 및 SPG 막의 세공크기로 설정하고, 이들 변수가 제조된 알지네이트 미립자의 입자 크기와 분포에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 막유화의 공정변수들 중에서 연속상에 대한 분산상의 비율, 막간 압력차 그리고 알지네이트 농도가 증가할수록 미립자의 크기가 증가하였다. 반면 유화제의 농도, 교반속도 그리고 가교제의 농도가 증가할수록 미립자의 크기가 감소하였다. 세공 크기 $2.9{\mu}\textrm{m}$인 SPG막을 사용한 경우 막유화의 공정변수 조절을 통해 최종적으로 평균 입자 크기 $6{\mu}\textrm{m}$, 크기 분산도 1.1인 단분산 알지네이트 미립자의 제조가 가능하였다.

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