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Nano- and microencapsulation for foods /
Today, nano- and microencapsulation are increasingly being utilized in the pharmaceutical, textile, agricultural and food industries. Microencapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets of a food are surrounded by a coating to give small capsules. These capsules can be imagined as ti...
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| Format: | e-Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley Blackwell,
2014.
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| Online Access: | Full-text access |
| Summary: | Today, nano- and microencapsulation are increasingly being utilized in the pharmaceutical, textile, agricultural and food industries. Microencapsulation is a process in which tiny particles or droplets of a food are surrounded by a coating to give small capsules. These capsules can be imagined as tiny uniform spheres, in which the particles at the core are protected from outside elements by the protective coating. For example, vitamins can be encapsulated to protect them from the deterioration they would undergo if they were exposed to oxygen. This book highlights the principles, app. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118292297 1118292294 9781118292310 1118292316 9781118292327 1118292324 1118292332 9781118292334 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118292327 |