Novel microcapsule designs and manufacturing processes
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: Chemical Engineering
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Zhibing Zhang (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Baiocco D
(2021)
Encapsulation of hexylsalicylate in an animal-free chitosan-gum Arabic shell by complex coacervation
in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Baiocco D
(2021)
Microcapsules with a fungal chitosan-gum Arabic-maltodextrin shell to encapsulate health-beneficial peppermint oil
in Food Hydrocolloids for Health
Baiocco D
(2022)
Microplastic-Free Microcapsules to Encapsulate Health-Promoting Limonene Oil.
in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
Mustapha A
(2021)
Taguchi and ANOVA analysis for the optimization of the microencapsulation of a volatile phase change material
in Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Mustapha A
(2022)
A systematic study on the reaction mechanisms for the microencapsulation of a volatile phase change material (PCM) via one-step in situ polymerisation
in Chemical Engineering Science
Parvate S
(2023)
Lego-Inspired Glass Capillary Microfluidic Device: A Technique for Bespoke Microencapsulation of Phase Change Materials.
in ACS applied materials & interfaces
Ruiz-Riancho I
(2021)
A Discrete Multi-Physics Model to Simulate Fluid Structure Interaction and Breakage of Capsules Filled with Liquid under Coaxial Load
in Processes
Zhang Z
(2022)
Micromanipulation and Automatic Data Analysis to Determine the Mechanical Strength of Microparticles.
in Micromachines
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| Amount | £201,921 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EPSRC Reference: EP/X017834/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Lego-Inspired Glass capillary microfluidic device: a technique for bespoke microencapsulation of phase change materials |
| Organisation | Loughborough University |
| Department | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr Dan Baiocco and I have collaborated with Dr Goran Vladisavljevic's group at Loughborough by measuring the mechanical properties of novel phase change capsules using a micromanipulation technique developed in my group, and produced a joint paper which has been submitted to ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces for publication. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Goran Vladisavljevic's group has prepared phase change capsules and characterised their other properties. |
| Impact | No |
| Start Year | 2022 |