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Microalgae Encapsulation Systems for Food, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Applications

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Vieira, Marta V., Pastrana, Lorenzo M., Fuciños, Pablo·2020·Marine Drugs

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Microalgae are microorganisms with a singular biochemical composition, including several biologically active compounds with proven pharmacological activities, such as anticancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, among others. These properties make microalgae an interesting natural resource to be used as a functional ingredient, as well as in the prevention and treatment of diseases, or cosmetic formulations. Nevertheless, natural bioactives often possess inherent chemical instability and/or poor solubility, which are usually associated with low bioavailability. As such, their industrial potential as a health-promoting substance might be severely compromised. In this context, encapsulation systems are considered as a promising and emerging strategy to overcome these shortcomings due to the presence of a surrounding protective layer. Diverse systems have already been reported in the literature for natural bioactives, where some of them have been successfully applied to microalgae compounds. Therefore, this review focuses on exploring encapsulation systems for microalgae biomass, their extracts, or purified bioactives for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic purposes. Moreover, this work also covers the most common encapsulation techniques and types of coating materials used, along with the main findings regarding the beneficial effects of these systems.

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Authors
Vieira, M. V., Pastrana, L. M., & Fuciños, P.
Affiliations
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (PT)
Corresponding author
Fuciños, Pablo
Venue
Marine Drugs
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-12-15
Volume
18
Issue
12
Pages
644
ISSN
1660-3397 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3110654756
Cited by
205
References
224
Citations by year
2026: 36 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 14
FWCI
1.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Marine Drugs (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Interreg Atlantic Area 2014-2020 (EAPA_338/2016)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Proteins in Food Systems
Keywords
microalgae, encapsulation systems, bioactive compounds, bioavailability, coating materials, encapsulation methods, microalgae extracts, functional food ingredients, pharmaceutical applications, cosmetic formulation, antioxidant activity, anticancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity
MeSH terms
Animals, Antioxidants, Cosmetics, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Food, Humans, Drug Delivery Systems, Microalgae

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