Encapsulation for preservation of functionality and targeted delivery of bioactive food components

Encapsulation of sour cherry pomace extract by freeze drying: characterization and storage stability

“…Many bioactive food components would therefore benefit from an encapsulation procedure that slows down the degradation processes and/or prevents degradation until the pro- duct is delivered at the sites where absorption is desired. 28 Selecting the appropriate carrier for the given bioactives is a critical step. The type of coating affects the encapsulation efficiency as well as its final morphology.…”

Encapsulation Technology to Protect Probiotic Bacteria

“…In order, to produce health benefits probiotic strains should be present in a viable form at a suitable level during the product is shelf life until consumption and maintain high viability throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Many reports indicated that there is poor survival of probiotic bacteria in products containing free probiotic cells [1]. Providing probiotic living cells with a physical barrier to resist adverse environmental conditions is therefore an approach currently receiving considerable interest [2].…”

New Insights into Cell Encapsulation and the Role of Proteins During Flow Cytometry

“…Although much can be borrowed from the methods of 2-D high content screening (de Vos et al, 2010), 1-D algorithms are fundamentally different. Notably, microscope or flow cytometers draw boundaries around 'primary and secondary objects' (known as segmentation).…”