Zein as a source of functional colloidal nano- and microstructures

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 450-458

  Patel, Ashok R ^a   Velikov, Krassimir P ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Colloidal particles; Controlled release; Encapsulation; Zein

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027930233     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2014.08.001     Document Type: Review

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