Nano-, Submicro- and Micro-Encapsulation of Bioactive Compounds with Applications in Food and Agriculture
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 1379
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lipid oxidation; omega-3 fatty acids; emulsions; nano-microencapsulation; delivery systems; emulsifiers; antioxidants; spray-drying; electrospraying
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Interests: bioactive compounds; omega-3 fatty acids; antioxidants; lipid oxidation; stabilization processes; spray-drying; nano-microencapsulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A current focus of the food industry is the design of functional and sustainable food that can amend an unbalanced diet, and thus, improve human health and prevent diseases. Research in the area has led to the discovery and characterization of bioactive ingredients (e.g., omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, antioxidants, probiotics, and peptides) that significantly benefit human health. Likewise, the agriculture industry has developed an increasing interest in the use of biofungicides, biopesticides, and biofertilizers that contain active ingredients (e.g., microorganisms) and/or additives (e.g., protein hydrolysates). Nevertheless, the chemical stability and targeted release of these active ingredients during processing, storage, and digestion/application is a challenge faced by both of these industries. To overcome these challenges, bioactive compounds are commonly encapsulated, which: 1) minimizes their degradation by oxygen, heat, moisture, enzymes, and light; 2) masks unpleasant odors, tastes, or colors; and 3) controls their release under specific conditions.
This Special Issue focuses on the nano-, submicro- and microencapsulation of bioactive compounds with applications in food and agriculture. In particular, it will cover research topics dealing with encapsulation techniques such as electrospraying, electrospinning, nanoemulsions, nanoliposomes, spray-drying, spray-chilling, and coacervation. We welcome reviews and research studies on novel aspects of formulation engineering, processing-variable optimization, the comparison of nano- and microencapsulation techniques, and advanced methods for the physical and chemical characterization of encapsulates, as well as works investigating the release of core ingredients and the application of encapsulates.
Dr. Pedro J. Garcia-Moreno
Prof. Dr. Emilia M. Guadix
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- encapsulation
- antioxidants
- probiotics
- peptides
- nanoemulsions
- nanoliposomes
- spray-drying
- chemical stability
- controlled release
- functional food
- biofungicides
- biopesticides
- biofertilizers
