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The Influences of Emulsification Variables on Emulsion Characteristics Prepared through the Phase Inversion Temperature Method as Engine Fuel

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Emulgels powered by coco-glucoside: A stable and effective synbiotics delivery system for skin care

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Improving the ambient storage stability and gastrointestinal digestive survival of L. plantarum in W/O emulsions via a biphasic gelation strategy

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Improvement of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum stability and quality of 3D-printed brown rice by chickpea protein and fenugreek gum stabilized Pickering emulsions

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Soft matter-engineered pH-responsive hydrogels for encapsulation, protection, and controlled intestinal release of probiotics (Lacticaseibacillus paracasei YWC-01)

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Food Chemistry, 2026, 509, 148600
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Encapsulation method of probiotic embedded delivery system and its application in food

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Food Hydrocolloids, 2025, 159, 110625
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Pickering emulsions stabilized with SPI-Cur conjugates: Effects on storage, gastrointestinal viability of Lactobacillus plantarum

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LWT, 2025, 217, 117379
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Improvement of gastrointestinal digestive resistance of probiotics by interfacially cross-linked water-in-water emulsions

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Food Hydrocolloids, 2025, 163, 111082
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Encapsulation of Lactobacillus Helveticus in Magnetic Water-in-water Pickering Emulsions with Enhanced Stability

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Development of novel Lactobacillus plantarum-encapsulated Bigel based on soy lecithin-beeswax oleogel and flaxseed gum hydrogel for enhanced survival during storage and gastrointestinal digestion

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Food Hydrocolloids, 2025, 163, 111052
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Encapsulation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum in oil-phase gels O/W high internal phase emulsions: Improvement of storage stability and gastrointestinal viability

Enjing Huang, Ziling Li, Fangyuan Zhou, Qinyu Chen, Jiayong He, Xiangyuan Xiong, Youfa Xie, Hongxia Gao and Liqiang Zou

Food Chemistry, 2025, 495, 146328
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Effect of tannic acid on the heat-induced flocculation of gelatin/cellulose nanocrystal-based emulsions: mechanisms behind the formation of high internal phase emulsion gels

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Food Hydrocolloids, 2026, 170, 111765
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Enhancing the survival of Lactobacillus plantarum via the rational design of whey protein isolate-high acyl gellan gum gelled water-in-oil emulsions

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Glycerol‐Mediated Freeze‐Thaw Stabilization of Probiotic‐Loaded High Internal Phase Emulsions

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Journal of Food Science, 2025, 90
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Dual-phase bigels from soy hull polysaccharide-soy protein isolate hydrogel and soy lecithin-stearic acid oleogel: A novel strategy for probiotic encapsulation and gastrointestinal stability

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Food Chemistry, 2026, 512, 148864
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Potato protein-stabilized W1/O/W2 emulsions: A plant-based system for probiotic protection and delivery

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LWT, 2025, 237, 118734
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Novel seamless shell-core microbead for probiotics encapsulation: Influence of gel structure on storage stability and gastrointestinal activity

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Food Hydrocolloids, 2024, 152, 109908
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Enteric Delivery of Probiotics: Challenges, Techniques, and Activity Assays

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Macroencapsulated bacteria for in vivo sensing and therapeutics

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Research progress on preparation of polysaccharide-based probiotic microcapsules and their application in food

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Food Chemistry, 2026, 508, 148328
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Recent trends in nanocellulose: Metabolism-related, gastrointestinal effects, and applications in probiotic delivery

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Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024, 343, 122442
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Luteolin-stabilized pickering emulsion for encapsulating Enterococcus hirae: preparation, characterization, and synergistic effects on hyperuricemia

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Advances in probiotic delivery: transition from conventional approaches to 3D food printing

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Encapsulation of probiotics and co-encapsulation of probiotic-hydrophobic bioactives based on emulsion systems

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Slug-mucus-inspired single-cell coating enhances the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease by improving probiotic colonization efficiency

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