Background The current relevance of functional foods in human health and well-being has
led to an increased interest in developing new types of oral administration systems for …

Maltodextrin (MD) is a partially hydrolyzed product of starch that can be used to encapsulate
food, medicine, essential oil and other substances. MD-based microcapsules can enhance …

The application of the spray drying technique in the food industry for the production of a
broad range of ingredients has become highly desirable compared to other drying …

The development of advanced nanomaterials and technologies is essential in biomedical
engineering to improve the quality of life. Chitosan-based nanomaterials are on the forefront …

Food products contain various active ingredients, such as flavors, nutrients, unsaturated fatty
acids, color, probiotics, etc., that require protection during food processing and storage to …

Encapsulation in food industry serves several functions including masking of undesirable
color/flavor/taste, preservation of unstable constituents, incorporation of additional functional …

Yogurt is a milk-based product manufactured by lactic acid fermentation enabled by
symbiotic yogurt cultures. Yogurt is largely considered to be a health product, and it is …

The microencapsulation of essential oils by complex coacervation continues to attract
considerable attention due to high payload, increased thermal stability and sustained …

Oral administration of live probiotics along with prebiotics has been suggested with
numerous beneficial effects for several conditions including certain infectious disorders …

Background Pectin is a natural prebiotic with great potential for encapsulating probiotics to
prepare synbiotics. Despite that the variety of raw materials and the output of agricultural by …