Recent development of lactoferrin-based vehicles for the delivery of bioactive compounds: Complexes, emulsions, and nanoparticles

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2018, Pages 67-77

  Liu, Fuguo ^a   Zhang, Shuhan ^a   Li, Junyi ^a   McClements, David Julian ^b   Liu, Xuebo ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexes; Delivery systems; Emulsions; Lactoferrin; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; EMULSIONS; NANOPARTICLES;

COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMPLEXES; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTROSTATIC ASSEMBLY; FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS; FUNCTIONAL INGREDIENT; LACTOFERRIN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY;

TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

EID: 85049799036     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.06.013     Document Type: Review

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