Microencapsulation: concepts, mechanisms, methods and some applications in food technology

Microencapsulation is a process in which active substances are coated by extremely small capsules. It is a new technology that has been used in the cosmetics industry as well as in the pharmaceutical, agrochemical and food industries, being used in flavors, acids, oils, vitamins, microorganisms, amo...

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Main Authors: Pablo Teixeira da Silva, Leadir Lucy Martins Fries, Cristiano Ragagnin de Menezes, Augusto Tasch Holkem, Carla Luisa Schwan, Évelin Francine Wigmann, Juliana de Oliveira Bastos, Cristiane de Bona da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2014-07-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782014000701304&lng=en&tlng=en