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April 19, 2026Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Spray-Dried Zinc-Alginate Microparticles for Antibiotic Removal from Water: A Promising Approach to Mitigate Antibiotic Resistance

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AHAkash HeerKingston UniversityJFJohn G. FletcherKingston UniversityAKAyman KaramUniversité de Poitiers

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Demonstrates effective antibiotic removal in water using spray-dried zinc-alginate microparticles, suggesting a solution for antibiotic resistance.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of spray-dried zinc-alginate microparticles in removing antibiotics from water.
  • Produced crosslinked zinc-alginate microparticles via spray drying at varying zinc concentrations.
  • Evaluated particle characteristics using FTIR, SEM, and ICP-MS.
  • Conducted antibiotic removal studies using ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin as model compounds.
  • Applied kinetic modeling to understand the adsorption mechanism.
  • Zn-Alg-SD microparticles showed improved uniformity and water stability.
  • High adsorption capacity for ciprofloxacin with a 20-fold increase compared to conventional methods.
  • Kinetic modeling suggested a chemosorption mechanism supporting zinc-mediated complexation.

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Heer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47321010ef96374d8ef42https://doi.org/10.1080/10837450.2026.2660844
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