<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Microencapsulation is defined as a process during which the whole envelopment with (bio)catalysts, substrates etc. is included into hydrogel and/or surrounded by a porous polymeric membrane. However, the production of homogeneous, narrow size, distributed capsules is quite troublesome. The main problem is the way of obtaining a large number of capsules with a precisely predefined size. It is possible due to a device called an encapsulator. This equipment allows to produce homogeneous beads and core-shell systems with a predefined size in the range from 400 µm to 1600 µm, which is possible because of special nozzles with different diameters. There are a lot of microcapsule applications. In this paper, we would like to present the construction, principles of operation and selected applications of microencapsulation devices using the example of the BÜCHI–B390 encapsulator.</p></abstract>

Microencapsulation is defined as a process during which the whole envelopment with (bio)catalysts, substrates etc. is included into hydrogel and/or surrounded by a porous polymeric membrane. However, the production of homogeneous, narrow size, distributed capsules is quite troublesome. The main problem is the way of obtaining a large number of capsules with a precisely predefined size. It is possible due to a device called an encapsulator. This equipment allows to produce homogeneous beads and core-shell systems with a predefined size in the range from 400 µm to 1600 µm, which is possible because of special nozzles with different diameters. There are a lot of microcapsule applications. In this paper, we would like to present the construction, principles of operation and selected applications of microencapsulation devices using the example of the BÜCHI–B390 encapsulator.

Generation of homo- and heterogeneous microcapsules and their application

Department of Bioprocess and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Technical Transactions

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Microencapsulation is defined as a process during which the whole envelopment with (bio)catalysts, substrates etc. is included into hydrogel and/or surrounded...

Generation of homo- and heterogeneous microcapsules and their application

Published Online: May 23, 2020

Page range: 197 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.060.6371

Keywords
microencapsulation, homogeneous beads, core-shell systems, encapsulator BÜCHI–B390

© 2017 Damian Semba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Generation of homo- and heterogeneous microcapsules and their application

Published Online: May 23, 2020

Page range: 197 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.060.6371

Keywordsmicroencapsulation, homogeneous beads, core-shell systems, encapsulator BÜCHI–B390

© 2017 Damian Semba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Public License.

Keywords
microencapsulation, homogeneous beads, core-shell systems, encapsulator BÜCHI–B390