Loading of phenolic compounds into electrospun nanofibers and electrosprayed nanoparticles

Publication date: Available online 15 November 2019Source: Trends in Food Science & TechnologyAuthor(s): Sara Khoshnoudi-Nia, Niloufar Sharif, Seid Mahdi JafariAbstractBackgroundPhenolic compounds have gained much attention in food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical research fields in recent years due to their benefits on human health. On the other hand, solubility, stability, bioactivity and bioavailability of the phenolic compounds are influenced during processing and storage, thus limiting their applications.Scope and approachEncapsulation is aimed to effectively entrapping and delivering such bioactive ingredients with maintaining their health-promoting properties. This review renders a succinct current scenario of the potential of electrohydrodynamic processing on the encapsulation of phenolic compounds. In addition, the principles and the parameters determining the morphology of the obtained delivery systems are discussed.Key findings and conclusionsElectrohydrodynamic processes are among the most prospective and novel technologies for the encapsulation of bioactive ingredients including phenolic compounds as they do not involve any severe conditions such as high temperatures or pressures. The obtained electrospun nanofibers and electrosprayed nanoparticles can serve as nanovehicles for the encapsulation as well as controlled delivery/release of phenolic compounds.Graphical abstract
Source: Trends in Food Science and Technology - Category: Food Science Source Type: research