Fabrication of Microgel-in-Liposome Particles with Improved Water Retention

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• 作者：Eunjung An ; Choon Bok Jeong ; Chaenyung Cha ; Do Hoon Kim ; Haekwang Lee ; Hyunjoon Kong ; Junoh Kim ; Jin Woong Kim
• 刊名：Langmuir
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：March 6, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：28
• 期：9
• 页码：4095-4101
• 全文大小：420K
• 年卷期：v.28,no.9(March 6, 2012)
• ISSN：1520-5827

文摘

Corneocytes represents the main water reservoir of stratum corneum, and that ability intimately arises from their architecture and total composition. Here we describe a novel method for fabricating a microgel-in-liposome (M-i-L) structure consisting of a sodium hyaluronate microgel and a lipid membrane envelop in order to mimic corneocyte cell structures. The essence of our approach is to use a lecithin-based microemulsion with a very low interfacial tension between the water droplet and oil continuous phase. Using this emulsion enables us to stabilize a dispersion of microgel particles without phase separation or aggregation. The addition of excess water produced single-core or multicore microgel particles enveloped in a lipid layer. To demonstrate the applicability of this unique vesicle system, we encapsulated a high concentration of natural moisturizing factor (NMF) in the microgel core and investigated how the M-i-L structure affected the water retention in comparison with other control systems. We have observed that our M-i-L particles with the NMF in the core, which mimicked the corneocyte cell structure, showed an excellent ability to retain water in the system. This experimental result inspired us to investigate how corneocyte cells, which feature a lipid-enveloped hydrogel structure, provide such long-lasting hydration to the skin.