Encapsulation and controlled release
Getting an active into a product is the easy half. Keeping it stable until it is needed, then releasing it on the trigger and at the rate the application requires, is the engineering.
Hold it stable,
then release it
on the trigger
Encapsulation is a timing problem. The shell has to survive processing, storage and handling, then fail in a controlled way at the right moment — on contact with water, on a temperature threshold, or slowly across a shelf life.
01
Active and shell compatibility
The pairing checked first: many actives degrade in the very process that would encapsulate them.
02
Encapsulation route
Matrix, coacervate or coated particle, chosen for the load, the particle size and the process the carrier has to survive.
03
Release profile
The curve designed to the application — burst on contact, or a sustained release measured in hours or in weeks.
04
Payload retention
Loss measured through processing and across storage, because a payload that leaks in the warehouse never reaches the trigger.
Where it is applied
A release profile is a specification, not a side effect.
This capability sits within Nanotechnology. If it is the one your problem turns on, tell us the constraint and we will tell you whether it is worth starting.