DESCRIPTION

Microencapsulation consists in packing compounds into sealed capsules at micrometer scale, in order to modify their properties, protect them and/or control their delivery. This tecnhology is applied in a wide variety of industries, including food, agriculture, catalysts, biomedical, chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. In this course the basic concepts of the following aspects of microencapsulation are introduced:

• Microencapsulation techniques, with emphasis in spray drying
• Selection of wall materials
• Effect of process conditions on the microencapsulation performance
• Microcapsules’ characterization: morphology, particle size, among others
• Industrial applications

TARGET AUDIENCE

Managerial, develoment and technical staff of food, pharmaceutical chemical industries, among many others.

INSTRUCTORS

Agustina Di Battista, Consuelo Pacheco, Juliana Piña