MICROENCAPSULATION OF THEOPHYLLINE

Microencapsulation of Cells

................................................................................................. 2 Introduction Hormone replacement............................................................................ 3 Encapsulation of cells........................................................................ 4 Problem statement...........................................................................

Microencapsulation of Rodenticides

Microencapsulation of Vitamins

Functional foods are beginning to play a major role in what consumers buy and eat. The International Life Science Institute has defined a functional food as ‘a food which has a beneficial effect on one or more target functions of the body, above and beyond the usual effects of food, such as improving the state of health and well-being or reducing the risk of disease. Examples of these types of ...

Microencapsulation of Probiotic Bacteria:

In the recent past, there has been an explosion of probiotic health-based products. Many reports indicated that there is poor survival of probiotic bacteria in these products. Further, the survival of these bacteria in the human gastro-intestinal system is questionable. Providing probiotic living cells with a physical barrier against adverse environmental conditions is therefore an approach cur...

Theophylline

Theophylline (3-methyxanthine) has been used to treat airway diseases for over 70 years. It was originally used as a bronchodilator but the relatively high doses required are associated with frequent side effects, so its use declined as inhaled β₂-agonists became more widely used. More recently it has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects in asthma and COPD at lower concentrations. The m...