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In Situ Study of Internal Structure of Spherical Polyelectrolyte Complex Capsules Using ESEM

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    SYSNO ASEP0465246
    Document TypeC - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.)
    R&D Document TypeConference Paper
    TitleIn Situ Study of Internal Structure of Spherical Polyelectrolyte Complex Capsules Using ESEM
    Author(s) Neděla, Vilém (UPT-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Bučko, M. (SK)
    Tihlaříková, Eva (UPT-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Krajčovič, T. (SK)
    Gemeiner, P. (SK)
    Navrátilová, Eva (UPT-D) RID
    Hudec, Jiří (UPT-D) RID, ORCID, SAI
    Number of authors7
    Source TitleEMC2016. The 16th European Microscopy Congress. Proceedings. - Oxford : Wiley, 2016 - ISBN 9783527808465
    Pagess. 263-264
    Number of pages2 s.
    Publication formOnline - E
    ActionEMC2016. European Microscopy Congress /16./
    Event date28.08.2016 - 02.09.2016
    VEvent locationLyon
    CountryFR - France
    Event typeWRD
    Languageeng - English
    CountryGB - United Kingdom
    KeywordsESEM ; morphology ; polyelectrolyte complex capsules
    Subject RIVJA - Electronics ; Optoelectronics, Electrical Engineering
    R&D ProjectsTE01020118 GA TA ČR - Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TA ČR)
    GA14-22777S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    LO1212 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    ED0017/01/01 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Institutional supportUPT-D - RVO:68081731
    DOI10.1002/9783527808465.EMC2016.5932
    AnnotationPolyelectrolyte complex (PEC) capsules/beads are very important for biotechnological applications such as drug delivery and bacterial whole-cell biocatalyst development. The very beam-sensitive bio-polymer capsules are laboratory produced as a uniform with a controlled shape, size, membrane thickness, permeability and mechanical resistance. PEC capsules are very sensitive to any treatment and samples could be inspected in their fully native and functional state to prevent any misinterpretation. Characterization and study of PEC capsules properties is possible using thermodynamically stabile and fully wet state, precisely reached after very slow changing of conditions in the specimen chamber of ESEM. The morphological study using low current ESEM was already presented. The internal structure can be in solvent, semisolid or solid state, depend on capsule type and manufacturing process, nevertheless it was not described in its native state yet. Study of inner part as well as surface morphology of PEC capsules using classical SEM or cryo-SEM can be misleading due to requirement of dry resp. freeze sample. The aim of this work is in-situ study of internal structure of PEC capsules in fully wet state and demonstration of state of matter of PEC capsules core.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Scientific Instruments
    ContactMartina Šillerová, sillerova@ISIBrno.Cz, Tel.: 541 514 178
    Year of Publishing2017
    Electronic addresshttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527808465.EMC2016.5932/pdf
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