Issue 7, 2007
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Sporopollenin micro-reactors for in-situ preparation, encapsulation and targeted delivery of active components

Vesselin N. Paunov,*a   Grahame Mackenzieab  and  Simeon D. Stoyanovc  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Hull, Hull, UK
E-mail: V.N.Paunov@hull.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1482 466410
Tel: +44 1482 465660

b Sporomex Ltd, The Old Factory, Westgate Driffield, UK
Web: http://www.sporomex.co.uk

c Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, The Netherlands
E-mail: Simeon.Stoyanov@unilever.com
Fax: +31 104606747
Tel: +31 104606221

Abstract

We report a simple and robust technique for loading of sporopollenin microcapsules from Lycopodium clavatum with a range of inorganic and organic nanomaterials based on in-situ preparation of nanoparticles by a chemical reaction in the sporopollenin interior.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B615865J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Oct 2006
Accepted
20 Dec 2006
First published
09 Jan 2007

J. Mater. Chem., 2007,17, 609-612

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Sporopollenin micro-reactors for in-situ preparation, encapsulation and targeted delivery of active components

V. N. Paunov, G. Mackenzie and S. D. Stoyanov, J. Mater. Chem., 2007, 17, 609 DOI: 10.1039/B615865J

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