Liquid crystals constitute a fascinating class of soft condensed matter characterized by the
counterintuitive combination of fluidity and long-range order. Today they are best known for …

Nanoencapsulation allows protection of the sensitive bioactive food ingredients from
unfavorable environmental conditions, eradication of incompatibilities, solubilization, or …

This book covers the formation, properties, characterization, and application of different
kinds of colloidal delivery systems that can be utilized within the food industry, including …

Lyotropic liquid crystal systems, such as reversed bicontinuous cubic and hexagonal
mesophases, are attracting more and more attention because of their unique microstructures …

Many bioactive components intended for oral ingestion (pharmaceuticals and
nutraceuticals) are hydrophobic molecules with low water-solubilities and high melting …

The necessity for long-term treatments of chronic diseases has encouraged the
development of novel long-acting parenteral formulations intending to improve drug …

Edible nanoemulsions have great potential for utilization in the food and beverage industries
to encapsulate, protect, and deliver lipophilic functional components claimed to have health …

One of the present challenges of the food industry is to deliver nutrition and health benefits
to the consumer while keeping, or improving the taste and aroma impact. Adding active …

Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules in a
solvent (usually water) have attracted increasingly greater attention in the last few decades …

Lipids have been widely used as main constituents in various drug delivery systems, such
as liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, and lipid‐based …