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ArticleChemistryOpen2026

High Value-Added Secondary Raw Material From Winemaking Waste Bentonite to Design Antioxidant Pectin-Based Mucoadhesive Buccal Films.

Giulia Di Prima, Cecilia La Mantia, Viviana De Caro

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Article in ChemistryOpen, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Giulia Di PrimaDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3240-2704
Cecilia La MantiaDipartimento di Medicina di Precisione in Area Medica, Chirurgica e Critica (MePreCC), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Viviana De CaroDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

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Ministero dell'Università e della RicercaRegione SicilianaUniversità degli Studi di Palermo FFR-D15-502204Università degli Studi di Palermo Grants FFR-D15-008633
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Buccal films are versatile formulations providing targeted drug delivery while ensuring patient comfort, easy administration, and improved efficacy. Additionally, they act as wound dressings, making them suitable to treat painful oral lesions associated with conditions such as oral mucositis, oral lichen planus, and recurrent aphthous stomatitis. Considering the oxidative stress-related nature of these disorders, natural antioxidants as polyphenols represent promising candidates for locoregional therapy. The aims of this work were to enhance polyphenols recovery from waste bentonite, a wine industry by-product, to obtain a sustainable high value-added secondary raw material, and to directly exploit it for buccal film formulation. Polyphenols recovery was maximized through a multiple extraction process using PEG200 as solvent. By investigating both dry and wet matrices and different agitation methods, the impact of water in the original waste and the importance of waste solvent mixing were highlighted. The best balance between extraction efficiency and cost-effectiveness was identified and the selected extract, named Bentophen200, was used to produce buccal films based on citrus pectin alone (BentoPect) or combined with hyaluronic acid (BentoPect-Hyalu) by green solvent casting. Showing lower swelling, stronger mucoadhesion, and greater mucosal polyphenols accumulation, BentoPect emerged as potential therapeutic agent for prolonged mucosal contact and pain relief.

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AntioxidantsBentonitePectinsHumansHyaluronic AcidIndustrial WastePolyphenolsWineAntioxidantsBentoniteHyaluronic AcidIndustrial WastePectinsPolyphenolsantioxidantsdrug deliverymaterials sciencesustainable chemistrythin films

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PMID42210813
PMCPMC13239696

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