Bioencapsulation as a sustainable delivery of active agents for plant nutrition/protection and production of functional foods

doctoral thesis

• Title (croatian): Bioinkapsulacija kao održiva isporuka aktivnih agensa za ishranu/zaštitu bilja i proizvodnj funkcionalne hrane
• Author: Slaven Jurić
• Mentor: Anet Režek Jambrak (mentor)
• Committee member: Verica Dragović-Uzelac (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology; (Department of Management, Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes and Physical Education and Health); (Laboratory for Sustainable Development); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-10-09, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Biotechnology
• Universal decimal classification (UDC): 60 - Biotechnology. Genetic engineering. Products of cloning

Abstract

The encapsulation method ensures the protection and targeted delivery of active agents in plant production. The slow and controlled release provides higher efficiency and better environmental safety. Microparticles containing biological and chemical agents were prepared to act as delivery systems in food production via application in conventional and/or hydroponic cultivation of selected plants. Treatments revealed a significant influence of microparticles on the synthesis of plant secondary metabolites. With a significantly higher quality of plant products, encapsulation in biopolymeric matrices provide efficient delivery of active agents for plant nutrition/protection and the production of functional foods.

Abstract (english)

Metoda inkapsulacije osigurava zaštitu i ciljanu isporuku aktivnih agensa u proizvodnji biljaka. Sporo i kontrolirano otpuštanje omogućava veću efikasnost i sigurnost za okoliš. Pripravljene su mikročestice koje sadrže biološke i kemijske agense u smislu da djeluju kao sustavi dostave u proizvodnji hrane, primjenom istih u konvencionalnom i/ili hidroponskom uzgoju izabranih biljnih kultura. Tretmani su pokazali značajan utjecaj mikročestica na sintezu sekundarnih biljnih metabolita. Sa značajno većom kvalitetom proizvoda biljke, inkapsulacija u biopolimerne matrice omogućava učinkovitu isporuku aktivnih agensa za ishranu/zaštitu bilja i proizvodnju funkcionalne hrane.

• Keywords: ionic gelation; sodium alginate; chitosan; plant secondary metabolites; functional foods; sustainability
• Keywords (english): ionsko geliranje; natrijev alginat; kitozan; sekundarni biljni metaboliti; funkcionalna hrana; održivost
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:159:890881
• Study programme: Title: Postgraduate PhD Study in Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering; Study programme type: university; Study level: postgraduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica znanosti (doktor/doktorica znanosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• Extent: 157 str. : 30 cm
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Access restricted to students and staff of home institution
• Created on: 2021-02-17 11:54:06