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A Review on Nutrient Delivery Systems

LI Wen-ying, ZHOU Tong, ZHOU Chun-yan, QIU Chang-jiang, ZHOU Ning-ling, YAO Zhi-wen, WU Zhi-hua, CHEN Hong-bing   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China;
    2. School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China;
    3. Nursing College, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China;
    4. Engineering Training Centre, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China;
    5. Sino-German Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
  • Online:2014-03-15 Published:2014-04-04

Abstract:

Delivery systems are now broadly applied in drug delivery, and many attempts have been made to use them inthe delivery of nutrients. Good delivery carriers can help enhance the stability and bioavailability of nutrients. The presentreview outlines the recent progress in the structure, preparation and application in nutrient delivery of common nutrientdelivery systems, such as liposomes, microcapsules, nanospheres, micelles, vesicles, and dendritic polymer.

Key words: carrier, nutrients, bioavailability