Development of novel microparticles for effective delivery of thymol and lauric acid to pig intestinal tract

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dc.contributor.authorOmonijo, Faith
dc.contributor.authorKim, Seungil
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Tracy
dc.contributor.authorWang, Qi
dc.contributor.authorGong, Joshua
dc.contributor.authorLahaye, Ludovic
dc.contributor.authorBodin, Jean-Christophe
dc.contributor.authorNyachoti, Martin
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Song
dc.contributor.authorYang, Chengbo
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-28T15:45:32Z
dc.date.available2019-02-28T15:45:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-08-24
dc.date.submitted2019-02-26T23:23:13Zen
dc.description.abstractAntibiotics have been widely supplemented in feeds at sub-therapeutic concentrations to prevent post-weaning diarrhea and increase the overall productivity of pigs. However, the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria worldwide has made it urgent to minimize the use of in-feed antibiotics. The development of promising alternatives to in-feed antibiotics is crucial for maintaining the suitability of swine production. Both medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) and essential oils exhibit great potential to post-weaning diarrhea; however; their direct inclusion has compromised efficacy because of several factors including low stability, poor palatability and low availability in the lower gut. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop a formulation of microparticles to deliver a model of essential oil (thymol) and MCFA (lauric acid). The composite microparticles were produced by the incorporation of starch and alginate through a melt-granulation process. The release of thymol and lauric acid from the microparticles was in vitro determined using simulated salivary fluid (SSF), simulated gastric fluid (SGF) and simulated intestinal fluid (SIF), consecutively. The microparticles prepared with 2% alginate solution displayed a slow release of thymol and lauric acid in the SSF (21.2 ± 2.3%; 36 ± 1.1%), SGF (73.7 ± 6.9%; 54.8 ± 1.7%) and SIF (99.1 ± 1.2%; 99.1 ± 0.6%), respectively, whereas, the microparticles without alginate showed a rapid release of thymol and lauric acid from the SSF (79.9 ± 11.8%; 84.9 ± 9.4%), SGF (92.5 ± 3.5%; 75.8 ± 5.9%) and SIF (93.3 ± 9.4%; 93.3 ±4.6%), respectively. The thymol and lauric acid in the developed microparticles with or without alginate both exhibited excellent stabilities (> 90%) during being stored at 4˚C for 12 weeks and after being stored at room temperature for 2 weeks. These results evidenced that the approach developed in the present study could be potentially employed to deliver thymol and lauric acid to the lower gut of pigs, although, further in vivo investigations are necessary to validate the efficacy of the microparticles.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33766
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNINGen_US
dc.subjectAnimal Scienceen_US
dc.titleDevelopment of novel microparticles for effective delivery of thymol and lauric acid to pig intestinal tracten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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