Nanoencapsulation is nanoscale particles or droplets surrounded by a coating or wall. This encapsulation is used to enclose one or more active ingredient and is used in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical/food and cosmetic industries.
Nanoencapsulation is nanoscale particles or droplets surrounded by a coating or wall. This encapsulation is used to enclose one or more active ingredient and is used in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical/food and cosmetic industries.
Technology for effective Nanoencapsulation
Achieving high drug loading with hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs with uniform particle size has proven to be quite difficult.
The use of Microfluidics technology can achieve reproducible, scalable particle sizes with high encapsulation rates of hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic drugs.
Nanoencapsulation Techniques
Nanoencapsulation techniques using nanoemulsions, liposomes and polymers are primarily used in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical/food and cosmetic industries.
Nanoencapsulation in food, drug and other applications enables companies to achieve:
Advantages of Microfluidizer® Technology for Nanoencapsulation
Customers using Microfluidizer® technology for nanoencapsulation applications enjoy competitive differentiation for their products and processes:
Proven Drug Nanoencapsulation Results
Nanoemulsions:
Fish oil contains Omega-3 fatty acid, an essential nutrient. Encapsulating the fish oil using a nanoemulsion substantially reduces its undesirable taste and protects the oil from oxidation.
Liposomes:
In the example below, 0.1% plasmid DNA is encapsulated inside a Palmitoyl oleoyl phophatidyl choline liposome. DNA remains.
Polymers:
Microfluidizer® technology is ideally suited for applications requiring highly efficient polymer encapsulation.
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Polydispersity | DNA Encapsulation in a Liposome |
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