Publications by authors named "Margherita Stampini"
Int J Biol Macromol
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- Ionotropic gelation is an eco-friendly and cost-effective method for microencapsulation, but is often ineffective for highly soluble compounds due to material loss through diffusion.
- Researchers improved the encapsulation efficiency of Thymus vulgaris L. extract in alginate microparticles by optimizing the ratio of thyme extract to alginate and adding co-carrier excipients.
- The resulting microparticles exhibited a high encapsulation efficiency of 70.43%, a size of 1096 μm, and released the thyme extract completely within one hour, demonstrating the effectiveness of combining alginate and chitosan.
