The pomegranate is a fruit rich in antioxidants, with anti-hypertensive properties and is proven to help reduce levels of glucose in the blood; however, because it is a seasonal fruit is difficult to ...

A microencapsulation spray drying process could stabilize the natural, but unstable pigment lycopene for better use as a coloring agent in food, according to research. The new study, published in the ...

Brown University and Freedom-2, a New York City company developing inks to make safe, permanent removable tattoos, have reached a licensing agreement that gives Freedom-2 the rights to use the ...

Microencapsulation technology has revolutionized drug delivery systems, allowing for the protection and controlled release of therapeutic agents. Microcapsules, tiny spherical structures capable of ...

“Microencapsulation (as it applies to the food industry) is the process whereby various food ingredients can be stored within a microscopic size shell or coating for protection and/or later release.

Two waste management projects under way at Kumba Iron Ore’s (KIO’s) Sishen mine, in the Northern Cape, are a tyre- recycling project and a microencapsulation process to treat contaminated soil. The ...

Growing up as a chubby kid who tried to convince her parents that candy belonged at every meal (a real life Augustus Gloop, if I may), one of my favorite books was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In her Brown University laboratory, Edith Mathiowitz makes tiny particles coated in polymers. These microcapsules, some as small as the point of a pin, can carry ...