Rowett Institute Staff Seminar

Rowett Institute Staff Seminar
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This is a past event

Microencapsulation for the controlled delivery of bioactive compounds into foods and gastrointestinal environment

First of all, relevant innovative, technological solutions to obtain functional foods through the addition of bioactive compounds are presented by an updated literature review.  Microencapsulation remains a useful tool to improve the delivery of bioactive compounds into foods, especially probiotics, secondary metabolites (carotenoids, phenolics), minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, and antioxidants. Such technologies, using natural and bioavailable matrices to obtain microspheres and microspheres, could provide successful delivery of bioactive ingredients to the gastrointestinal tract.

The seminar will focus on different types of microspheres and microcapsules obtained and tested in our laboratories, the controlled delivery of bioactive molecules (probiotics, carotenoids) and to the potential use of co-encapsulation methodologies, where two or more bioactive ingredients can be combined to have a synergistic effect.

Best methodologies and techniques ( e.g LC-MS, FTIR, UV-Vis spectrometry) to investigate and monitor the stability and delivery rate of bioactive molecules are presented as well. 

Chair: Dr Madi Neacsu

Speaker
Carmen Socaciu, Full professor at Dept. Agrifood Biochemistry & Biochemistry
Hosted by
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health
Venue
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health
Contact

Dr Nigel Hoggard
Tel: 01224 438655

This is a technical seminar aimed at professional scientists. If you are not a University of Aberdeen staff member and would like to attend, please contact us.