In situ alginate crosslinking during spray-drying of lactobacilli probiotics promotes gastrointestinal-targeted delivery

• Main Authors: Tan, Li Ling, Mahotra, Manish, Chan, Si Ye, Loo, Joachim Say Chye
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Encapsulation; Crosslink
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161690
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Alginate-based formulations have shown desirable functional characteristics for probiotic encapsulation. However, current technologies used to produce these formulations are inefficient, detrimental to probiotics viability or do not produce dry, shelf-stable products. Herein, we developed a novel sp...