This brief provides a comprehensive overview of nanocarriers used for nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds. It includes the basis of encapsulation mechanism, encapsulation efficiency, controlled release, target delivery, and its application in food, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and cosmeceuticals.

Offers an overview on nanocarriers employed to encapsulate drugs and bioactive compounds Outlines nanoencapsulation and encapsulation efficiency plus control release Provides data on nanocarriers and nanostructures suitable for encapsulating bioactive compounds

Autorentext

Shaba Noore is a Doctorate Researcher at the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Shivani Pathania is a Research Officer at Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Dublin, Ireland.

Pablo Fuciños is a Staff Researcher at the Food Processing and Nutrition Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal.

Colm O'Donnell is a Full Professor at the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Brijesh K Tiwari is a Principal Research Officer at Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority and an associate professor (Adjunct) at the UCD School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Lipid-based nanocarriers (LNCs).- Protein-Based nanocarriers.- Carbohydrate/ polymer-based nanocarriers.- Synthetic polymeric nanocarriers.- Quality parameters of nanoencapsulation.- Nanoencapsulation of bioactive compounds.- Controlled release and target delivery of nanoencapsulated compounds.- Future challenges and conclusions.