Extraction of plant-based capsules for microencapsulation applications

• Main Authors: Potroz, Michael G., Mundargi, Raghavendra C., Park, Jae Hyeon, Tan, Ee-Lin, Cho, Nam-joon
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Bioengineering; Lycopodium clavatum; DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81541; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47495
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microcapsules derived from plant-based spores or pollen provide a robust platform for a diverse range of microencapsulation applications. Sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) are obtained when spores or pollen are processed so as to remove the internal sporoplasmic contents. The resulting hollow micr...