Controlled Release Applications
- Regulate Release Over a Specific Time
- Isolate Active Until Triggered
- Increase Efficiency of Use
- Reduce Handling/Environmental Hazards
- Increase Size
- Increase Shelf Life
- Mask Taste/Odor
- Convert a Liquid/Gas to a Solid
Release Mechanisms
- Diffusion
- Mechanical, Pressure, Sheer, Ultrasonic
- Temperature
- pH
- Enzymatic
- Light/Radiation
Relase Rate Controlling Factors
- Shell Material Choice and Integrity
- Shell Thickness and the Use of Multiple Shells Layered
- Capsule Size
- Host Material Interactions
- Pharmaceuticals
- Nutraceuticals
- Pesticides- WDG/WSG
- Seeds
- Vitamins in Foods
- Warfarin
- Kitty Litter
- Omega oils
- Target lower GI release
