Probiotic encapsulation technology: From microencapsulation to release into the gut

Pharmaceutics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-163

  Gbassi, Gildas K ^a,b   Vandamme, Thierry ^a  

^a Faculté de Pharmacie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Artificial media; Biomaterials; Cells release; Microencapsulation; Probiotics; Protective device

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; CELLACEFATE; CHITOSAN; GELATIN; POLYMER; PROBIOTIC AGENT; STARCH; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; EMULSION; FLUIDIZED BED; FREEZE DRYING; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROENCAPSULATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROBIOTIC ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SPRAY DRYING; STOMACH JUICE;

EID: 84858804768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics4010149     Document Type: Review

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