Highlights•Overview of carbohydrate based nano-delivery systems is provided.•Modification
methods to enhance carbohydrate functionality for target delivery are discussed.• …

Background α-Linolenic acid (ALA, 18: 3n-3) is an essential omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid that
cannot be synthesized by the human body, widely used in fields such as food, health …

Microfluidics is used to manipulate fluid flow in micro-channels to fabricate drug delivery
vesicles in a uniform tunable size. Thanks to their designs, microfluidic technology provides …

This work shows the potential of emulsion electrospraying of proteins using food-grade
emulsions for the microencapsulation and enhanced protection of a model thermosensitive …

Hydrophobicity and low aqueous-solubility of different drugs/nutraceuticals remain a
persistent challenge for their development and clinical/food applications. A range of …

The nanoprecipitation method has been investigated to obtain particles in a nanometric and
micrometric scale. The particles obtained by this method have been applied in recent years …

Microfluidics is a promising system for efficiently optimizing the experimental conditions for
preparing nanomedicines, such as self-assembled nanoparticles. Poly (lactic-co-glycolic …

Fish oil has many health effects, but due to its strong odor and rapid spoilage, its use in food
formulations is limited. For these reasons, nanoencapsulation of fish oil can be important …

From an integral perspective, nanotechnology can be used to care for the environment by
improving current preparation methods and facilitating industrial scale-up. This article …

Lippia sidoides (Verbenaceae) is a medicinal plant from Northeastern Brazil, whose
essential oil is rich in thymol, being a well-known antimicrobial phenol compound. The aim …