Electrospun phospholipid (asolectin) microfibers were investigated as antioxidants and encapsulation matrices for curcumin and vanillin. These phospholipid microfibers exhibited antioxidant properties which increased after the encapsulation of both curcumin and vanillin. The total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and the total phenolic content (TPC) of curcumin/phospholipid and vanillin/phospholipid ...

UNLABELLED Microfluidic encapsulation methods have been previously utilized to capture cells in picoliter-scale aqueous, monodisperse drops, providing confinement from a bulk fluid environment with applications in high throughput screening, cytometry, and mass spectrometry. We describe a method to not only encapsulate single cells, but to repeatedly capture a set number of cells (here we demons...

In this article, preparation and application characteristics of microencapsulated Lactobacillus acidophilus were investigated. Results indicated that the optimum condition for preparation of micro encapsulation were 10% (w/v) wall material and the temperature of 20°C, respectively. Many micropores in the porous starch micro particles was also observed by Scanning Electron Microscope. Furthermor...

Objective(s): Omega-3 fatty acids play a key role in maintaining human health. The present study aimed to reduce the fishy smell and taste of omega-3 fatty acids through the encapsulation of lipid vesicles. Materials and Methods: Different non-ionic surfactants from the sorbitan ester family and egg lecithin with cholesterol were utilized to form micro-niosomal and liposomal formulations ...

Several studies have shown that macro micro porous bioceramics ectopically implanted promote bone tissue formation. This study aims at investigating the inflammatory response towards biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) ceramic micro particles. BCP composed of hydroxyapatite (HA) and beta-tricalcium phosphate, HA/beta -TCP ratio of 50/50, were prepared by sintering at 1200 degrees C for 5 h. After ...

Microencapsulation is the procedure by which biologically active material is enclosed within micro spherical, semi permeable containers of a diameter between 0.2 to 3 mm. The microcapsules are usually produced by two-step procedure, in the first step the cells are immobilized within hydro gel micro beads and then the micro beads are covered with semi permeable membrane to obtain a microcapsule ...

Chunks are a programming construct in PLAN, the Packet Language for Active Networks, comprised of a code segment and a suspended function call. In PLAN, chunks provide support for encapsulation and other packet programming techniques. This paper begins by explaining the semantics and implementation of chunks. We proceed, using several PLAN source code examples, to demonstrate the usefulness of ...

Concept and design of a low cost two-axes MEMS scanning mirror with an aperture size of 7 millimetres for a compact automotive LIDAR sensor is presented. Hermetic vacuum encapsulation and stacked vertical comb drives are the key features to enable a large tilt angle of 15 degrees. A tripod MEMS mirror design provides an advantageous ratio of mirror aperture and chip size and allows circular las...