Microencapsulation of thyme oil by coacervation

In this work we have developed a process to encapsulate thyme oil using PLA as the wall material. Firstly, an oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion stabilized with tween 20 (HLB of 16,7) and a solution of PLA in dimethylformamide (DMF) have been prepared. Thereafter, the PLA solution was added to the previous...

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Main Author: Martins, I.M. (author)
Other Authors: Barreiro, M.F. (author), Rodrigues, Alírio (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Polylactide
Thyme oil
Coacervation
Microencapsulation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1492
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/1492

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1492

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