Başal, GüldemetŞirin Deveci, SenemYalçın, DilekBayraktar, Oğuz2017-03-032017-03-032011-08Başal, G., Şirin Deveci, S., Yalçın, D., and Bayraktar, O.(2011). Properties of n-eicosane-loaded silk fibroin-chitosan microcapsules. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 121(4), 1885-1889. doi:10.1002/app.336510021-89951097-4628http://doi.org/10.1002/app.33651https://hdl.handle.net/11147/4964PCM microcapsules containing n-eicosane were prepared by complex coacervation of silk fibroin (SF) and chitosan (CHI). Chemical characterization of microcapsules was carried out using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Thermal properties and thermal stability of microencapsulated n-eicosane were determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). FTIR spectra confirmed the encapsulation of n-eicosane within the microcapsules. Results from thermal analyses showed that microcapsules consisted of an average of 45.7 wt % n-eicosane, and had a thermal energy storage and release capacity of about 93.04 J/g and 89.68 J/g, respectively.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessn-eicosanePCMEncapsulationChitosanMicrocapsuleSilk fibroinArticle2-s2.0-7995563579010.1002/app.3365110.1002/app.33651