Essential Oils Encapsulation Technologies

Many essential oil constituents are volatile, poorly aqueous soluble and chemically unstable. Carrier systems including cyclodextrins, micelles, liposomes, nano- and micro-particles and supramolecular systems were emerged to allow their wide use in food and pharmaceuticals. The book provides an overview on the delivery systems applied to clove essential oil, chosen as a model. It highlights their preparation techniques as well as their physico-chemical and biological characteristics.

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Helene Greige-Gerges. Professor at the Lebanese University. Her research interests are positioned at the interface chemistry/biology and focused on drug metabolism and disposition, drug interactions with proteins and lipid membranes and drug encapsulation. Carine Sebaaly. PhD student. Her thesis focus on clove essential oil encapsulation.