Nowadays fossil fuels are dominating the world energy market, but due to their finite reserves and their high usage have increased attention to seek new alternatives and to reduce their consumption. One of the most important ...

In the last decades, the interplay between basic science and technology has triggered remarkable advances in the materials field. Polymer science, which draws on the knowledge of organic and physical chemistry, materials ...

The objective of this study was to develop an encapsulated iron supplement for oral ingestion and to determine its effect on the iron nutrition status of suckling pigs. Encapsulated and non-encapsulated iron supplement was ...

Background: Bacteriophages have been proposed as an alternative to control pathogenic bacteria resistant to antibiotics. However, they are not extensively used due to different factors such as vulnerability under environmental ...

In this chapter, a detailed preparation of W/O emulsions using microfluidic devices is presented. Soybean oil is proposed as continuous phase, and two hydrophilic polymers, sodium caseinate and alginate, are proposed as ...

Probiotic formulations must include a high number of viable and active microorganisms. In this work, the survival of human vaginal Lactobacillus reuteri CRL 1324 during encapsulation, lyophilization and storage, and the ...

Currently the incorporation of fish oil in diet is highly recommended due its high content of poly-unsaturated fatty acids, and their proved benefits on health. However, their incorporation into functional food is a ...

This study investigates the influence of the atomization parameters on complex coacervation by atomization, and is following a preceding study that presented the technique and investigated the effects of formulation. Complex ...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare complication of peritoneal dialysis that carries a high morbidity and mortality. Although its pathogenesis is still not clear, the “two hit theory” suggests that long term ...