RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Production of copper loaded lipid microparticles by PGSS® (particles from gas saturated solutions) process A1 Martín, Victor A1 Gonçalves, Vanessa Santos Silva A1 Rodríguez Rojo, Soraya A1 Nunes, Daniela A1 Fortunato, Elvira A1 Martins, Rodrigo A1 Cocero Alonso, María José A1 Duarte, Catarina M.M. K1 PGSS K1 Copper nanoparticles encapsulation K1 Lipid microparticles K1 Dispersion AB Production of lipid particles loaded with metal nanoparticles by supercritical fluids based processes has been barely studied. In this work, copper nanoparticles were loaded into glyceryl palmitostearate microparticles by PGSS® (Particles from Gas Saturated Solutions). The effect of different variables, temperature (60-80 ºC), copper load (0.2-5%w/w) and water addition (0 – 40%w/w), in particle size and encapsulation efficiency has been studied. The dispersion of metal nanoparticles in the lipid has been determined by SEM-FIB coupled with EDS mapping. In all cases, mean particle size values lower than 70 μm have been obtained, and encapsulation efficiencies around 60% have been achieved. The addition of water has no negative effect in encapsulation efficiency nor in nanoparticles dispersion within the lipid microparticle, being important since nanoparticles are commonly synthetized in aqueous medium. PB Elsevier B.V. YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/31443 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/31443 LA eng NO The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 2018, vol.131, p. 124–129. DS UVaDOC RD 25-nov-2024