Abstract The aim of this work was to determine selected physical properties of biodegradable thermoplastic starch (TPS) filling foams manufactured by extrusion-cooking technique from different combinations of potato starch and two additives: poly(vinyl alcohol) PVA and Plastronfoam PDE. Foams were processed with seven starch/additives combinations at two different extruder-cooker’s screw rotational speeds. The densities of starch foams depended significantly on the additive type and content. The linear relationship between the Young modulus and the ultimate compression force and apparent density was found. The foams processed with the addition of PVA had low density, porosity and lower values of the Young modulus than the foams prepared with PDE.

Neste estudo, um eficiente método, a dispersão da matriz em fase sólida (DMFS), foi usado para a determinação simultânea de furanocoumarinas de frutos de Archangelica officinalis Hoffm. Amostras da planta foram preparadas pelo procedimento MSPD otimizado, utilizando C18 como sorvente. A análise foi realizada por cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência com detector de arranjo de diodos (HPLC-DAD). A eficiência do método DMFS também foi comparada com a extração assistida por ultra-som associada à extração em fase sólida (SPE com USAE). O MSPD extraiu furanocoumarins (isoimperatorin, imperatorin, bergapteno, isopimpinellin, xantotoxina, umbeliferona e xanthotoxol) de Archangelica officinalis com recuperações satisfatórias que variam de 91,43 a 96,07% e desvio padrão relativo menor do que 4,34% . O limite de detecção das várias furanocoumarinas, encontra-se na faixa de 0,37 mg mL-1 para a xanthotoxol e 10,82 mg mL-1 para imperatorin. Os resultados apresentados no manuscrito revelam que o método DMFS é eficiente, simples, rápido e de fácil execuçaõ, e é adequado para o isolamento de furanocoumarins a partir da plantas.

In this study an efficient matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD) method for the simultaneous HPLC analysis of furanocoumarins from fruits of Archangelica officinalis Hoffm. was performed. Herbal samples were prepared by an optimized MSPD procedure using C18 as sorbent. The analysis was performed by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD). The efficiency of the MSPD method was also compared with ultrasound assisted extraction with solid-phase extraction (USAE with SPE). The MSPD extracted furanocoumarins (isoimperatorin, imperatorin, bergapten, isopimpinellin, xanthotoxin, umbelliferone and xanthotoxol) from Archangelica officinalis with satisfactory recoveries ranging from 91.43% to 96.07% and relative standard deviations lower than 4.34%. The detection limit of various furanocoumarins was found to be in the range of 0.37 mg mL-1 for xanthotoxol to 10.82 mg mL-1 for imperatorin. The results presented in the paper reveal that MSPD is efficient, fast, simple and easy to perform method suitable for the isolation of furanocoumarins from herbs.