Micro-Capsules for Use in Food Products

Condensed Matter lunchtime seminar

Micro-Capsules for Use in Food Products

  • Event time: 1:00pm
  • Event date: 20th April 2015
  • Speaker: Anne Pawsey (Formerly School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Edinburgh)
  • Location: Room 2511,

Event details

Micro encapsulation is a useful tool to protect active ingredients in a formulation from the environment. Responsive micro-capsules can be used to deliver active ingredients and release them at a specific location, or time. Release can be triggered by an external stimuli such as a change in pH or temperature. I will present two micro-encapsulation systems for hydrophilic actives. All components are food grade and they are designed for use as a food-based delivery system. I will discuss their manufacture, factors affecting encapsulation efficiency and preliminary work on release properties.

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