“…AGs have potent therapeutic properties, including antitumoral, antimicrobial, and antiviral properties, and are also potent antioxidants, acting as scavengers of reactive oxygen species (Fuentes et al, 2016;Lacatelly, Filippin-Monteiro, & Creczynski-Pasa, 2013;Maldonado et al, 2011;Rosso et al, 2006;Sergediene et al, 1999;Velasco, Holgado, Dobarganes, & Marquez-Ruiz, 2009). However, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of the encapsulation and release of AGs in nano-and microparticles, with the exception of our previous work on nanoparticles (Chebil et al, 2018b).…”