Novel microcapsule designs and manufacturing processes
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Alexander Routh (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Lobel B
(2024)
Current Challenges in Microcapsule Designs and Microencapsulation Processes: A Review
in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Baiocco D
(2024)
Environmentally friendly calcium carbonate-polydopamine microcapsules with superior mechanical, barrier, and adhesive properties
in Sustainable Materials and Technologies
Al-Sharabi M
(2024)
Magnetic zinc oxide/silica microbeads for the photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes
in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Al-Sharabi M
(2025)
Multicore silica microcapsules containing a-tocopherol for potential consumer product applications
in Materials Advances
Lobel BT
(2024)
Nonspherical Particle Stabilized Emulsions Formed through Destabilization and Arrested Coalescence.
in Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Baiocco D
(2025)
Organic-Inorganic Multilayer Microcarriers with Superior Mechanical Properties for Potential Active Delivery in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods
in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
| Description | We have been making spherical and non-spherical microparticles that contain an oil core and an inorganic shell. These materials can be used in laundry detergents and the fragrance or enzyme only released when desired. We have been making silica microbeads via a templated aggregation mechanism and we are putting a polymeric shell around the bead. We are measuring the adhesion of the beads onto different surfaces as well as the force necessary to crush them |
| Exploitation Route | Six papers have been published from this project with a seventh currently under review. There is a review paper which covers the entire area and a range of exemplar appers for specific systems that show non-spherical capsules through to vitamin encapsulation. The grant was a big success and was very productive. |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Chemicals Energy Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
| Description | Mercedes Fernandes |
| Organisation | University of Granada |
| Department | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Academic came to Cambridge for sabbatical visit. This has established links between Cambridge and Grenada |
| Collaborator Contribution | Academic came to Cambridge for sabbatical visit. This has established links between Cambridge and Grenada |
| Impact | - |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Olivier Cayre at leeds |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The project is a collaboration between Leeds, Birmingham and Cambridge |
| Collaborator Contribution | Three post-docs all working closely together |
| Impact | None yet - papers are in preparation |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Zhibing Zhang at Birmingham |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Department | School of Chemical Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Three postdocs all working closely together |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project is a collaborationb between Leeds, Birmingham and Cambridge |
| Impact | none yet - papers being prepared |
| Start Year | 2021 |