Author(s): Lavertu JD; Bawa KK; Hrapovic S; Fu D; Oh JK; Hemraz UD;

A process employing extrusion was used to produce multicore microcapsules composed of multiple beads. The inner beads were made from ?-carrageenan (?-c), a thermo-responsive linear sulphated polymer whose gelling temperature ranges at 40-60 °C, depending on the concentration of ?-c polymer and the amount of potassium chloride used for gelation. The result ...

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