圆形射流流通式反应器中有机营养保健品分散体的单脉冲激光破碎效率
Efficiency of single-pulse laser fragmentation of organic nutraceutical dispersions in a circular jet flow-through reactor.
作者信息
Friedenauer Tina, Spellauge Maximilian, Sommereyns Alexander, Labenski Verena, Esatbeyoglu Tuba, Rehbock Christoph, Huber Heinz P, Barcikowski Stephan
机构信息
Technical Chemistry I and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstrasse 7, Essen 45141, Germany.
Department of Applied Sciences and Mechatronics, Lasercenter HM, Munich University of Applied Sciences HM, Lothstrasse 34, Munich 80335, Germany.
出版信息
Beilstein J Nanotechnol. 2025 May 26;16:711-727. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.16.55. eCollection 2025.
Nutraceuticals provide health benefits and particularly profit from a sensitive, high-purity production process. Microparticle laser fragmentation in liquids is an emerging technique for the contamination-free comminution of organic drugs and nutraceuticals aiming at solubility enhancements. However, current discontinuously operated fragmentation setups suffer from chemical degradation by multipulse laser excitation at high fluence and do not allow for systematic studies of the fragmentation mechanisms. In this work, continuous-flow microparticle laser fragmentation in liquids with ultrashort-pulsed lasers was studied in a circular jet reactor using curcumin and cannabidiol as model substances and single-pulse-per-volume element conditions to compare the fragmentation efficiency for these two nutraceuticals. Fragmentation efficiency based on the yield of submicrometer particles and nanoparticles was quantified using UV-vis extinction spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and analytical centrifugation, while high-performance liquid chromatography determined degradation. We found improved fragmentation efficiency at lower mass concentrations. In all experiments, chemical degradation was minimal (<2%), and increased mass concentration of curcumin enabled ultralow by-product formation of 0.01%. The process selectivity against degradation was defined by the application-relevant descriptor of mole degradation per produced submicrometer particle surface and quantified regarding feedstock mass concentration and nutraceutical type. Cytotoxicity in HepG2 cancer cells was significantly reduced in cells treated with laser-processed curcumin in comparison to unirradiated curcumin controls, and antioxidant effects were proven, ensuring high viability even at high curcumin concentrations.
营养保健品具有健康益处,尤其受益于灵敏、高纯度的生产工艺。液体中的微粒激光破碎是一种新兴技术,用于对有机药物和营养保健品进行无污染粉碎,以提高其溶解度。然而,目前的间断操作破碎装置存在高通量多脉冲激光激发导致化学降解的问题,并且无法对破碎机制进行系统研究。在这项工作中,使用姜黄素和大麻二酚作为模型物质,在圆环形射流反应器中研究了用超短脉冲激光进行的液体连续流微粒激光破碎,并采用每体积单元单脉冲条件来比较这两种营养保健品的破碎效率。基于亚微米颗粒和纳米颗粒产率的破碎效率通过紫外可见消光光谱、扫描电子显微镜和分析离心法进行量化,同时用高效液相色谱法测定降解情况。我们发现在较低质量浓度下破碎效率有所提高。在所有实验中,化学降解极小(<2%),姜黄素质量浓度的增加使得副产物形成超低,仅为0.01%。针对降解的过程选择性由每产生的亚微米颗粒表面的摩尔降解这一与应用相关的描述符定义,并根据原料质量浓度和营养保健品类型进行量化。与未辐照的姜黄素对照相比,用激光处理过的姜黄素处理的HepG2癌细胞中的细胞毒性显著降低,并且抗氧化作用得到证实,即使在高姜黄素浓度下也能确保高细胞活力。