Full Description
Advances in Probiotic Delivery Systems: Strategies for Enhanced Viability, Targeted Delivery and Efficacy covers the complex world of probiotics, offering a comprehensive exploration of innovative delivery mechanisms designed to overcome challenges of stability and efficacy. From oral administration to alternative delivery routes, each chapter provides insights into cutting-edge formulation strategies, encapsulation techniques, and emerging technologies, equipping readers with the knowledge to explore the full potential of probiotics for health and wellness. Bridging the gap between theory and practice in probiotic delivery systems, this book delivers insights into the most effective delivery strategies.
Despite the growing interest in probiotics and their potential health benefits, challenges such as poor stability and limited efficacy hinder their widespread application. This book fills this critical gap by providing readers with a thorough understanding of the underlying principles, latest advancements, and practical solutions in probiotic delivery. By consolidating the expertise of leading researchers and practitioners, the book empowers professionals across various industries to develop and implement effective probiotic formulations that make a difference in health outcomes.
Contents
1. Introduction: Exploring the Promise of Probiotic Delivery Systems
2. Probiotics and molecular mechanism of health benefit
3. Application of probiotics in treatment and healthcare
4. Probiotics administration routes and their advantages and disadvantages
5. Major challenges with probiotic stability and efficacy
6. Lyophilization and spray drying of probiotics for oral delivery: advantages and disadvantages
7. Micro- and nano-encapsulation of probiotics
8. Biofilm-mediated oral delivery of probiotics
9. Protein-based oral delivery system of probiotics
10. Polysaccharide-based oral delivery system of probiotics
11. Application of Novel biomaterials for oral probiotic delivery
12. Nanotechnology in oral probiotic delivery
13. Synbiotics: combination delivery of prebiotics and probiotics
14. Nasal, transdermal delivery of probiotics
15. Vaginal and rectal delivery of probiotics
16. Application of Synthetic biology in development of probiotic strains and delivery systems
17. Targeted Delivery Systems for Site-Specific Probiotic Action
18. Precision Medicine Approaches to Personalized Probiotic Therapy
19. High throughput Microfluidic Platforms for adaptive laboratory evolution of probiotic strains
20. Imaging Techniques for Probiotic Tracking and Localization
