An alternative way to encapsulate probiotics within electrospun alginate nanofibers as monitored under simulated gastrointestinal conditions and in kefir

Carbohydr Polym. 2020 Sep 15:244:116447. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116447. Epub 2020 May 25.

Authors

Mustafa Tahsin Yilmaz¹, Osman Taylan², Canan Yagmur Karakas³, Enes Dertli³

Affiliations

¹ King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
³ Yıldız Technical University, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Faculty, Food Engineering Department, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey.

PMID: 32536387
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116447

No abstract available

Keywords: Alginate; In vitro/in situviability; Lactobacillus; Nanoencapsulation by electrospinning; simulated gastrointestinal conditions.

MeSH terms

Alginates / chemistry
Alginates / metabolism*
Capsules / chemistry
Capsules / metabolism
Gastrointestinal Tract / metabolism*
Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology
Humans
Kefir / microbiology*
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei / metabolism*
Microbial Viability
Molecular Structure
Nanofibers / chemistry*
Particle Size
Probiotics / chemistry
Probiotics / metabolism*
Surface Properties

Substances

Alginates
Capsules