Table I. Component ratio and designation of carrageenan/chitosan/MGS samples
No. |
Chitosan (mg) |
Carrageenan (mg) |
MGS (mg) |
STPP (mg) |
KCl (mg) |
Designation |
1 |
100 |
50 |
0 |
0.5 |
20 |
CCG0 |
2 |
100 |
50 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
20 |
CCG5 |
3 |
100 |
50 |
15 |
0.5 |
20 |
CCG10 |
4 |
100 |
50 |
22.5 |
0.5 |
20 |
CCG15 |
5 |
100 |
50 |
30 |
0.5 |
20 |
CCG20 |
Table II. Average particle size of CCG microparticles
Sample
|
Size range (nm)
|
Peak size (nm)
|
Z-average particle size (nm)
|
PDI
|
CCG0
|
295-712
|
482.7 ± 35.40
|
1282.0
|
0.411
|
CCG5
|
164 - 295
|
228 ± 8.78
|
437.7
|
0.406
|
CCG10
|
43 - 91
141 - 295
|
61.33 ± 4.09 (14.8)
232.1 ± 18.71 (85.2)
|
595.1
|
0.588
|
CCG15
|
246 - 356
|
267.3 ± 13.25
|
641.6
|
0.513
|
CCG20
|
91 - 295
396 - 1106
|
166.7 ± 18.35 (34.8)
730.8 ± 78.95 (65.2)
|
756.8
|
0.632
|
Table III. DSC parameters of CCG microparticles
Sample
|
Melting temperature (oC)
|
Heat flow at melting point (mW/mg)
|
Melting enthalpy (J/g)
|
MGS
|
172.8
|
2.26
|
90.33
|
CCG0
|
90.8
|
2.427
|
396.7
|
CCG10
|
88.1
|
3.612
|
238.7
|
CCG20
|
95.8
|
2.738
|
284.4
|
Table IV. Comparison of several release kinetic models for CCG microparticles
Kinetic model
|
Stage
|
R2 of kinetic models
|
MGS
|
CCG5
|
CCG10
|
CCG15
|
CCG20
|
Ethanol/pH 1.2 buffer solution
|
ZO
|
Fast release (first 120 min of testing)
|
0.8409
|
0.5588
|
0.9455
|
0.7368
|
0.8633
|
FO
|
0.4791
|
0.2278
|
0.9125
|
0.5706
|
0.7911
|
HG
|
0.8780
|
0.6799
|
0.9815
|
0.8339
|
0.9327
|
HC
|
0.2773
|
0.5588
|
0.9455
|
0.7368
|
0.8633
|
KMP
|
0.9751
|
0.9108
|
0.9903
|
0.8056
|
0.9362
|
n
|
0.5243
|
0.7644
|
0.2814
|
0.6051
|
0.2920
|
ZO
|
Slow release (following time)
|
0.6785
|
0.6761
|
0.9899
|
0.6356
|
0.9923
|
FO
|
0.9920
|
0.9523
|
0.9996
|
0.9507
|
0.9814
|
HG
|
0.6367
|
0.7989
|
0.9949
|
0.6079
|
0.9862
|
HC
|
0.6785
|
0.7613
|
0.9899
|
0.6356
|
0.9923
|
KMP
|
0.5943
|
0.8332
|
0.9981
|
0.5736
|
0.9758
|
n
|
0.7094
|
0.7513
|
0.6979
|
0.6820
|
0.3831
|
|
|
Ethanol/pH 4.5 buffer solution
|
ZO
|
Fast release (first 120 min of testing)
|
0.9356
|
0.6506
|
0.6973
|
0.9698
|
0.5146
|
FO
|
0.8610
|
0.6613
|
0.8959
|
0.7349
|
0.4624
|
HG
|
0.9799
|
0.7885
|
0.7164
|
0.8001
|
0.7277
|
HC
|
0.2943
|
0.5271
|
0.5535
|
0.6549
|
0.4729
|
KMP
|
0.9887
|
0.8262
|
0.4360
|
0.5723
|
0.7685
|
n
|
0.1040
|
0.2743
|
0.6276
|
0.6275
|
0.2038
|
ZO
|
Slow release (following time)
|
0.9200
|
0.9661
|
0.9071
|
0.9812
|
0.9527
|
FO
|
0.7175
|
0.2650
|
0.4723
|
0.6242
|
0.9617
|
HG
|
0.8978
|
0.9776
|
0.8771
|
0.9832
|
0.9287
|
HC
|
0.9200
|
0.4966
|
0.9071
|
0.9812
|
0.9527
|
KMP
|
0.8764
|
0.9833
|
0.8484
|
0.9805
|
0.9023
|
n
|
0.4485
|
0.5009
|
0.3775
|
0.3130
|
0.2913
|
|
|
Ethanol/pH 6.8 buffer solution
|
ZO
|
Fast release (first 120 min of testing)
|
0.5919
|
0.5919
|
0.7570
|
0.7746
|
0.7091
|
FO
|
0.5369
|
0.5369
|
0.7242
|
0.9010
|
0.6680
|
HG
|
0.4273
|
0.4273
|
0.7197
|
0.7316
|
0.7277
|
HC
|
0.3470
|
0.3470
|
0.6355
|
0.6164
|
0.4729
|
KMP
|
0.8167
|
0.8167
|
0.8800
|
0.8776
|
0.8796
|
n
|
0.1250
|
0.1250
|
0.1873
|
0.1855
|
0.2194
|
ZO
|
Slow release (following time)
|
0.9919
|
0.9919
|
0.9730
|
0.9230
|
0.8219
|
FO
|
0.9852
|
0.9852
|
0.8914
|
0.9646
|
0.3985
|
HG
|
0.9958
|
0.9958
|
0.9561
|
0.9384
|
0.7833
|
HC
|
0.9919
|
0.9919
|
0.9730
|
0.9230
|
0.8219
|
KMP
|
0.9953
|
0.9953
|
0.9382
|
0.9507
|
0.7411
|
n
|
0.2922
|
0.2922
|
0.5155
|
0.6683
|
0.3478
|
|
|
Ethanol/pH 7.4 buffer solution
|
ZO
|
Fast release (first 120 min of testing)
|
0.6948
|
0.7985
|
0.7889
|
0.6944
|
0.6188
|
FO
|
0.5690
|
0.7508
|
0.7281
|
0.3988
|
0.4423
|
HG
|
0.5450
|
0.8069
|
0.7889
|
0.7794
|
0.7278
|
HC
|
0.6700
|
0.5198
|
0.5715
|
0.5781
|
0.8439
|
KMP
|
0.8851
|
0.9519
|
0.9739
|
0.8708
|
0.9381
|
n
|
0.1864
|
0.1766
|
0.3514
|
0.2510
|
0.2113
|
ZO
|
Slow release (following time)
|
0.4736
|
0.8205
|
0.9341
|
0.7627
|
0.9816
|
FO
|
0.9459
|
0.9852
|
0.4559
|
0.119
|
0.9945
|
HG
|
0.4598
|
0.7949
|
0.9403
|
0.8039
|
0.6151
|
HC
|
0.4736
|
0.8205
|
0.9341
|
0.7627
|
0.5679
|
KMP
|
0.4432
|
0.7633
|
0.9414
|
0.8409
|
0.9481
|
n
|
0.4712
|
0.4851
|
0.3845
|
0.2563
|
0.4049
|
n is diffusion constant obtained from KMP model
Table V. Antimicrobial activity of MGS and CCG microparticles
Sample
|
Value
(µg/mL)
|
Inhibitory percentage
|
Gram (+)
|
Gram (-)
|
Yeast
|
Staphylococcus aureus
|
Bacillus subtilis
|
Lactobacillus fermentum
|
Salmonella enterica
|
Escherichia coli
|
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
|
Candida albicans
|
CCG5
|
128
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
40
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
IC50
|
48.00
|
80.00
|
77.47
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
MIC
|
128
|
128
|
128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
CCG 10
|
128
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
100
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
IC50
|
14.86
|
32.00
|
80.0
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
MIC
|
32
|
128
|
128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
CCG 15
|
128
|
100
|
100
|
95
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
95
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
IC50
|
20.63
|
20.00
|
82.53
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
MIC
|
128
|
32
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
CCG 20
|
128
|
100
|
100
|
98
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
92
|
74
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
10
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
IC50
|
19.71
|
20.25
|
80.98
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
MIC
|
128
|
128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
>128
|
MGS
|
256
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
0
|
10
|
20
|
0
|
64
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
55
|
40
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
0.33
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
IC50
|
0.89
|
1.5
|
2.5
|
>256
|
>256
|
>256
|
>256
|
MIC
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
>256
|
>256
|
>256
|
>256
|
Table VI. Anti-oxidant activity of MGS and CCG microparticles
Sample
|
Scavenging capacity (SC, %)
|
SC50
(mg/mL)
|
Control (+)
[Ascorbic acid]
|
86.53 ± 0.3
|
0.0126
|
Control (-)
[DPPH/EtOH+ DMSO]
|
0.0 ± 0.0
|
-
|
CCG5
|
14.55 ± 0.0
|
>5
|
CCG 10
|
15.45 ± 0.5
|
4.87
|
CCG 15
|
19.59 ± 0.4
|
4.51
|
CCG 20
|
20.99 ± 0.6
|
4.35
|
MGS
|
76.89 ± 0.8
|
0.49
|