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Review

Advances of Rumen Functional Bacteria and the Application of Micro-Encapsulation Fermentation Technology in Ruminants: A Review

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College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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State Key Laboratory of Sheep Genetic Improvement and Healthy Production, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Reclamation Sciences, Shihezi 832000, China
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Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Park Road, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Fermentation 2022, 8(10), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation8100564
Submission received: 19 August 2022 / Revised: 5 October 2022 / Accepted: 17 October 2022 / Published: 20 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue In Vitro Fermentation)

Abstract

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Rumen functional bacteria are crucial for the homeostasis of rumen fermentation and micro-ecology. Cellulolytic bacteria, amylolytic bacteria, protein- and fat-degrading bacteria, lactic acid-producing bacteria, lactic acid-consuming bacteria, methanogens, and others can all be found in the rumen flora and help the host and other microorganisms convert feed into energy. For instance, Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus albus, and Fibrobacter succinogenes are the three most prevalent fiber-degrading bacteria. The digestion and metabolism of various nutrients and the absorption in rumen epithelium can greatly enhance host defense mechanisms and health production in ruminants. However, directly feeding live bacteria is prone to negative environmental effects. Therefore, the micro-encapsulation of film-forming and acid-resistant wall materials can become a great means of encapsulating naked bacteria into tiny particles. It can maintain the activity of functional flora, boost the function of the intestinal barrier, and improve its capacity for colonization on the surface of the rumen and colon mucosa. Therefore, the present review evaluates the latent progress of main functional bacteria and the applied techniques of micro-encapsulation in the rumen, in order to provide more references for the development and application of rumen-functional bacteria.

1. Introduction

The rumen of ruminants has a large capacity as a natural feed fermenter that is rich in microbial structures (bacteria, anaerobic fungi, archaea, protozoa, and viruses). These microorganisms ferment and degrade nutrients to provide a significant quantity of energy and volatile fatty acids (VFA) for the host [1,2]. When animals are born, the digestive tract does not contain any microorganisms, as direct contact with the mother is required to obtain rumen bacteria. Within 24 h of birth, facultative anaerobic bacterial groups start to develop on the rumen wall [3,4,5]. The rumen’s bacteria have the greatest diversity of all rumen microorganisms. More than 200 bacteria have been identified from the rumen, and the rumen fluid contains 109–1011 bacteria/mL. Similar types of bacteria have different functions inside the rumen. Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Proteobacteria are the three most prevalent phyla in rumen bacteria, and the dominant genus is unidentified Prevotella, Fibrobacter, Lachnospiraceae, Saccharofermentans, and Succinivibrio, according to Zhang et al. [6]. The relative quantification real-time PCR of the 16S rRNA gene in dairy-cow rumen fluid was used to study the bacterial diversity and discover Ruminococcus, Clostridium, Prevotella, Fibrobacter, Roseburia, and other relative abundances by Stevenson et al. [7]. Henderson et al. [8] analyzed 742 distinct ruminant fluid samples from 35 different countries, representing 32 species. According to the findings, similar relative abundance ratios of Clostridium, Lachnospira, Ruminococcus, and Prevotella were found in the rumen, which may be referred to as the ‘rumen core flora’.
The rumen flora can be classified into cellulolytic bacteria, amylolytic bacteria, protein-degrading bacteria, fat-degrading bacteria, lactic acid-producing bacteria, lactic acid-utilizing bacteria, and methanogens, etc., all of which can facilitate the conversion of feed into energy for the host and other microorganisms [9,10]. In addition to regulating the gastrointestinal environment, the complex interplay of habitation, competition, and symbiosis established by the interaction of functional flora also affects the host’s physiological processes through their metabolites. An adequate supplement of functional flora is necessary to change the microbial population in the rumen or hindgut, change its fermentation mode, restore the effect of dominant flora, inhibit the secretion of toxins by harmful bacteria, improve disease resistance, and increase production performance [11,12,13].
The direct feeding of naked bacteria is prone to environmental influences and will alter the composition of gastrointestinal tract microbiota, resulting in gastrointestinal integrity and immune response [14] as the pH value of the rumen is very different from the acidic environment of the stomach and small intestine. For instance, it might affect weaned lambs’ feed intake, digestibility, and growth performance [15]. Later, people have employed the micro-encapsulation technique to protect active ingredients, coating the flora with a film-forming, acid-resistant wall material to create tiny particles that were then administered to animals. The package is protected from the outside environment to increase the internal environmental resistance [16]. With the help of this technology, it is possible to preserve the bacterial flora, regulate when and where it is released, and increase its survival rate. To give additional context to the commercial use of micro-encapsulating ruminant flora, this article will discuss the scientific advancement of this technology in the micro-encapsulation of rumen flora, its mechanism of action, and its application effects.

2. General Situation of Rumen Functional Bacteria

Plant cell walls are broken down by bacteria, protozoa, and fungi in the rumen of ruminants. Rumen bacteria dominate cellulose digestion because of their superiority in numbers and their variety of metabolic pathways, regardless of the intricate interactions between microorganisms in the entire rumen ecosystem. About 50% of the crude fiber consumed by ruminants is digested in the rumen, where rumen fiber-degrading bacteria play a significant role in the breakdown of cellulose or hemicellulose in the diet [17]. Among the fiber-degrading bacteria, the three most common types include Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Ruminococcus albus, and Fibrobacter succinogenes [18]. Nutrients such as starch, xylan, and pectin can be broken down by amylolytic bacteria, Prevotella ruminicola, and Streptococcus bovis [19]. Additionally, some bacteria, such as Fibrobacter succinogenes and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, can break down both cellulose and starch [20].
Protein-degrading bacteria, primarily Ruminobacter amylophilus and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens, transform plant proteins and non-protein nitrogen, which the host body cannot utilize, into flora microbial proteins for their usage [21]. Numerous other bacterial species, including Clostridium spp., Eubacterium rumination, Prevotells spp., Streptococcus bovins, Bacteroide ruminicola, Fdusobacterium sp., and Selenomonas ruminantium, have the potential to degrade proteins in specific ways. Rumen soluble protein degradation is primarily regulated by R. amylophilus, Bfibrisolvens, Prevotella spp., and S. bovins. These organisms can also alter the pace of soluble protein degradation and result in nitrogen loss from the rumen in the form of ammonia [22]. The only bacterium in the rumen that can break down fat is Anaerovibrio lipolytic, which is primarily employed to break down fat and consume lactic acid [23].
Many bacteria can make lactic acid, an essential intermediate product in the rumen, but several experts agree that Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and Pediococcus are the principal lactic acid-producing bacteria. Numerous strains of bacteria from these genera can be utilized as probiotics and are well known for regulating the host’s digestive system, immunological system, and digestibility. Ruminal acidosis can be brought on by an excessive buildup of lactic acid in the rumen as a result of the dysbiosis between lactic acid-producing bacteria, and lactic acid-utilizing bacteria [24,25]. Methanogens, which are primarily found in the rumen and lower intestine, can convert carbon and energy sources into methane by using the reducing equivalents created by rumen fermentation [26]. Methane warms the planet 21 times more effectively than carbon dioxide. Methane is a byproduct of anaerobic fermentation in the rumen and is produced by methanogens. Ruminant intestinal methane emissions can be decreased by adding organic and inorganic feed additives [27]. According to the primary nutrients utilized, the rumen functional bacteria can be classified into seven different types, as shown in Table 1.

3. Rumen Functional Bacteria Development Technology and Its Corresponding Effects

A potential strategy to enhance the gut microbiota and avoid disease is to feed the functioning flora. Feeding the flora can enhance the organism’s growth and development as well as prevent and treat diseases without running the risk of infecting the host or its animal products. This has minimal negative side effects and significant positive economic benefits [38,39,40]. It can also provide the technical resources needed for breeding without the use of antibiotics [41,42]. An appropriate flora system in the gastrointestinal tract can be established and kept in check by including a well-defined functional flora that can colonize in animals.
Feeding pre-weaning lambs a starter enriched with functional flora can change the makeup of the rumen epithelial bacterial population and the expression of a few key immune-related genes, all of which are advantageous for weaning lambs [43]. By examining the microbiota–gut–brain axis, Ban et al. [44] discovered that the metabolites of the intestinal microbiota can have an impact on the host neurons and endocrine system as well as controlling the release of particular immune mediators. It has been established that gut bacterial colonization is one of the essential elements for the development of the gut and nervous systems. Wiley et al. [45] studied the bidirectional interaction of gut microbiota with the enteric nervous system and the central nervous system using germ-free animals. Immunity, the neuroendocrine system, and the vagus nerve are the three main channels of communication between the brain and the gut. By means of various biologically active substances, these three pathways enable a two-way information exchange between the brain and the gut, where the gut flora is also an essential component of the body. Through these three pathways of the gut–brain axis, the gut microbiota not only affect the gastrointestinal system but also form the gut microbiota–gut–brain axis, which affects brain function and behavior. The host’s immunological responses, metabolic functions, and neuroendocrine pathways are all impacted by functioning microbiota [46]. Specific combinations of dominant microbial communities may be generated through early intervention in the rumen microbiota of young animals [47], which may have a huge potential for enhancing function and health.
Six local sheep were split into two groups in an experiment by Herdian et al. [48]. After treatment with a basal diet and probiotic and organic mineral complex separately, it was discovered that adding Lactobacillus and organic minerals to the meal improved meat quality, and lowered cholesterol levels. In order to feed neonate lambs, Ishaq et al. [49] isolated five fibrolytic bacteria from the rumen of North American moose (Alces alces). After nine weeks, they saw an increase in rumen bacterial diversity, no improvement in body weight or wool quality, but a modest improvement in daily grain efficiency. Gkouakis et al. [50] found that Lactobacillus plantarum PCA 236 can usefully regulate goat fecal microbiota and milk fatty-acid composition. The application impact and mechanism of rumen functional bacteria have been extensively studied by both domestic and international specialists and academicians, but their commercial development and utilization technology still need to be further explored.

4. Micro-Encapsulation Technology of Micro-Organisms

Small-scale packaging innovation is micro-encapsulation technology. There have been more than 200 different ways to prepare micro-encapsules since they were first created by Wuster and Green in the 1930s. By using micro-encapsulation technology, a solid, liquid, or gas can be enclosed within the micro-encapsule wall. Micro-encapsules come in a variety of morphologies, such as spherical, kidney-shaped, grain-shaped, and block-shaped. They are frequently utilized in food, medicine, and other products. In pharmaceutical applications, the dosage of the medicine is decreased and the duration of the drug’s effectiveness is extended, allowing for targeted drug release; in dietary applications, the odor of some raw materials can be concealed [51,52]. By using micro-encapsulation technology, it is possible to isolate the rumen’s microorganisms from their surroundings and reduce the impact of gastric acid, bile, enzymes, and other chemicals [53,54].
The concepts of micro-encapsulation can be categorized into the chemical process, and physical process due to the various wall and core materials [55]. The physical process creates micro-encapsules by utilizing physical and mechanical principles. Extrusion, emulsification, spray drying, and other physical procedures are currently the more advanced and commercialized techniques. The extrusion method [56,57,58] evenly distributes the core materials into the carbohydrates (wall materials), and then extrudes the mixture of the core material and the wall material into the cooling medium under pressure. This process quickly dehydrates and cools down, causing the wall material to precipitate and harden to form micro-encapsules. The core material and the wall material are dissolved in the solvent during the spray drying method [37], and the resulting mixture is atomized before being heated in the heating chamber as tiny droplets. The solvent evaporates during the heating process, and after separation, the micro-encapsuled particles are obtained. The size of the micro-encapsules can be varied, controlled, and adjusted using the emulsification method [59]. Spray drying is used to create rumen bypass microcapsules, which stop microbial hydrogenation processes (neutral pH) in the rumen. The porous starch is used as the base material for the microcapsules, and the triple coating process is used. Microcapsules are very stable in neutral solutions that closely resemble the pH of the rumen. Furthermore, only about 85% of microcapsules are effectively released within 30 min, and about 65% of them are resistant to digestion in rumen fluid [60]. A homogeneous and stable water-in-oil (W/O) emulsification is created by first thoroughly combining the core material and the wall material, adding the vegetable oil, and stirring at a high speed for emulsification. The core material is embedded in the micro-encapsules of the film generated by the wall material and the curing agent when the droplets are introduced, causing the wall material solution to react with it and solidify. The fundamental idea behind the chemical process is as follows: tiny monomers or macromolecules are polymerized in a solution to create the polymer film-forming material, which is then coated onto the capsule’s core to create micro-capsules [61,62]. The physical and chemical process involves altering certain variables, such as pH, temperature, or the addition of electrolytes, to deposit the film-forming material walls in solution and coat the cores to produce micro-capsules [63,64,65]. New micro-encapsulation technologies are continuously being generated and developed as a result of the expansion of application domains and the advancement of micro-capsule research. However, there are extra requirements on the procedure, cost, efficiency, load, and output because the core material must be kept physiologically active at all times during the preparation process. The preparation process has evolved technologically from a single physical procedure to a chemical method or a combination of chemical methods. In order to assure their biological safety, the choice of wall materials must also have a particular level of mechanical strength, solubility, fluidity, falsifiability, permeability, stability, and economy [66].
Whether natural or manufactured, many organic and inorganic polymer materials can be used as wall materials. It has been demonstrated that organic materials such as polylactic acid, glycolic acid copolymer, polycaprolactone, polypeptide, starch, gelatin, dextran, albumin, and polylactic acid have the benefits of simple operation, high encapsulation efficiency, and low toxicity. Additionally, they have extended half-lives and are challenging to change in terms of their biochemical features [67,68]. Good chemical characteristics and thermal stability are characteristics of inorganic materials, including double metal hydroxides, calcium carbonates, phosphates, silicates, and clays [69]. Table 2 describes the primary micro-encapsulation methods in detail.

5. Application of Microbial Micro-Encapsulation Technology

An efficient micro-encapsule should retain its original qualities and performance while in use, minimize the impact of the gastrointestinal tract’s acid-base environment, and maintain the stability of its core material [75]. It can attach to and populate the colon’s inner wall once it reaches the colon. Inclusions are being released on time [76,77]. Due to various types of micro-encapsule walls and core materials, the core material’s release dynamics primarily depend on its solubility in the medium, the solvent’s capacity for diffusion, the swelling of the polymer, the decomposition of the wall material, and external factors, such as the effects of touch, light, pH, etc. The five types of micro-encapsule release mechanisms include diffusion, dissolution, erosion, osmosis, and rupture [68]. The danger of cross-contamination during the mixing or storage of wall components and core materials should be taken into consideration during actual production [78].
Lactobacillus and Bacillus subtilis were enclosed in various micro-encapsule compartments by Zhao et al. [16], using sodium alginate, methylcellulose, and fiber nanocrystals as the wall materials for the bilayer micro-encapsules. In simulated gastric juice, the activity of the naked bacteria and micro-encapsules was assessed at 0, 15, 30, and 60 min. According to the findings, 70% of the activity was still going strong 60 min after embedding. Additionally, the outcomes of the quantitative analysis and inflammation slices demonstrated that feeding high-fat-induced mice with bilayer micro-encapsules can enhance the imperfect morphology of intestinal villi, reduce intestinal permeability, and restore barrier proteins, which are beneficial for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome. Chang et al. [79] developed a Lactobacillus acidophilus micro-encapsule for feeding ruminants using electrostatic spinning. All micro-encapsule groups showed no discernible change after being placed in the intestinal fluid and rumen fluid for 16 h and 48 h, respectively. In contrast to the naked bacteria group, where there was no significant change, L. acidophilus’ relative abundance in intestinal fluid considerably increased in the micro-encapsule group. Micro-encapsules of Lactobacillus delbrueckii, which have a good rate of micro-encapsulation, gastrointestinal tolerance, and storage stability, can help control the disruption of the intestinal flora brought on by a high-fat diet. Whole-fat goat’s milk and/or prebiotics (inulin and/or oligofructose) were used as carriers to micro-encapsulate Bifidobacterium BB-12. Micro-capsules generated using solely whole-fat goat’s milk exhibited the best survival rate (9.58 log CFU.g−1) and encapsulation efficiency (97.43%) under in vitro simulations of the gastrointestinal tract after heat treatment. Micro-capsules made with whole-fat goat’s milk performed the best after being exposed to in vitro simulated gastrointestinal conditions (94.29%), followed by micro-capsules made with whole-fat goat’s milk and inulin (86.77%). Following heat treatment of the micro-capsules, all carrier agents increased the survival rate of Bifidobacterium BB-12 [80]. Five different bacterial species were tested by Piano et al. [81]: Lactobacillus acidophilus LA02 (DSM 21717); Lactobacillus rhamnosus LR04 (DSM 16605); L. rhamnosus GG, or LGG (ATCC 53103); L. rhamnosus LR06 (DSM 21981); and Bifidobacterium lactis BS01 (LMG P-21384), which were all embedded and compared to naked bacteria. Micro-encapsulated bacteria were delivered for 21 days at 1 × 109 cfu/strain/d (total 5 × 109 cfu/d), while uncoated strains were given at 5 × 109 cfu/strain/d (total 25 × 109 cfu/d). The findings showed that every strain can colonize the intestines, but the micro-encapsulated strains have a colonization capacity that is five times greater than that of naked bacteria. This can enhance the disease’s immune-regulatory potential.

6. The Limitations of Micro-Encapsulation Technology and the Application of Rumen Functional Bacteria

As stated above, there are few studies on the use of rumen functional bacteria encapsulation in ruminant animal models, and the majority of the technical research on microbial micro-encapsulation now focuses on probiotics and non-ruminant animal models. It is necessary to increase efforts to excavate various wall materials to prepare functional bacteria micro-encapsule products and explain their application through a large number of experiments.
Moreover, it is necessary to increase efforts to pass and embed relevant strains to avoid rumen degradation to reach the intestinal tract effect. Additionally, there are restrictions on the micro-encapsulation preparation method, embedding volume, stability, and metabolite expression. External conditions include too much oxygen, high relative humidity and temperature, too much pressure, and too much heat produced by mechanical stirring during the preparation process, which will render functional microorganisms inactive. One or more layers of polymer molecular structures may be coated on the surface of the micro-capsules to enhance production performance with zein based on Bifidobacterium bacteria embedded in alginate, for example, which can significantly increase survival rates [67]. Streptococcus thermophilus (IFFI 6038) cells were combined with trehalose and alginated by extrusion to create the micro-encapsules. To create chitosan-trehalose-alginate micro-encapsules with a shell matrix structure, these capsules were then coated with chitosan. An ideal balance of stability and acid resistance is demonstrated by this glycan-trehalose-alginate micro-encapsule structure [82].
However, many thin-walled materials are limited because larger micro-encapsules readily dissolve in the rumen. Additionally, there are no assays for stability and activity following micro-encapsulation or in-depth studies of each process, and the processes from encapsulation storage to colonization in the hindgut are independent. When more than a specific number of functional bacteria are consumed simultaneously, their metabolites may potentially impact the overall expression of the host genes [62]. Therefore, before creating micro-encapsules, several factors such as safety, functionality, and technological quality need to be taken into account. The safety element of micro-encapsules should be first considered to cover things such as antibiotic resistance and whether or not they were produced from the gastrointestinal systems of healthy animals or from some beneficial fermented products [82,83]. Gastrointestinal motility and persistence, immunomodulatory, antagonistic, and antimutagenic characteristics are functional features, which must also be able to be produced in an industrial setting. They also need to keep their functionality while being stored and in the feed to which they are introduced, without emitting off-tastes [84]. All in all, further studies are still required to enhance or improve the current technology to overcome the limits of the micro-encapsulation technology of these rumen functional bacteria in the future.

7. Conclusions

In conclusion, the benefits of preparation and micro-encapsulation technology have gradually emerged as a new technique in probiotic preparation research. A range of technologies is urgently required to ameliorate the current situation (e.g., inadequate rumen functional bacteria resources and poor coating technology). One such technology is the regulation of microbes, which is highly significant. The benefits of preparation and micro-encapsulation technology mean that they have gradually emerged as new techniques in research. For the micro-encapsulation technology of rumen functional bacteria, a more in-depth study is needed on the choice of wall materials, the manufacturing process, cost control, and maintenance of safety.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, M.W. and Y.Z.; methodology, W.W.; investigation, W.W., Y.W. and K.S.; data curation, W.W.; writing—original draft preparation, W.W.; writing—review and editing, Y.Z., K.S. and M.W.; project administration, M.W.; funding acquisition, M.W. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This study was supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China (31672446), Special agricultural science and technology innovation project (NCG202232) and Key Program (2021ZD07, SKLSGIHP2021A03) of State Key Laboratory of Sheep Genetic Improvement and Healthy Production, and Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, China.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Table 1. Classification of major rumen functional bacteria.
Table 1. Classification of major rumen functional bacteria.
Classification.Latin Name of BacteriaGram StainingFunctionSource
Cellulolytic bacteriaRuminococcus flavefaciensG+degrade cellulose, hemicellulase, xylanYeoman et al. [18]
Ruminococcus albusG+degrade cellulose, hemicellulase, xylan
Fibrobacter succinogenesG−ferment cellulose and cellobiose
Butyrivibrio fibrisolvensG−utilize cellulose, starch, and other polysaccharides, secrete pectinase, utilize xylanRodríguez Hernáez et al. [28]
Amylolytic bacteriaStreptococcus bovisG+degrade starch to produce lactic acidCerqueira et al. [19]
Prevotella ruminicolaG−degrade starch, xylan, pectin
Ruminobacter amylophilusG−ferment starch, degrade proteinAnderson et al. [29]
Protein-degrading bacteriaRuminobacter amylophilusG−ferment starch, degrade proteinAnderson et al. [29]
Butyrivibrio fibrisolvensG−utilize cellulose, starch and other polysaccharides, secrete pectinase, utilize xylanCotta et al. [30]
Fat-degrading bacteriaAnaerovibrio lipolyticaG−utilize fat and lactic acidPrins et al. [31]
Lactic acid-producing bacteriaBifidobacterium lactisG+produce acetic acid, lactic acid, inhibit spoilage bacteriaUusitupa et al. [32]
Lactobacillus acidophilusG+produce lactic acid and acetic acidAnjum et al. [33]
Streptococcus bovisG+produce lactic acid and acetic acidCerqueira et al. [19]
Lactic-acid-utilising bacteriaSelenomonas ruminantiumG−utilize lactic acid to produce acetic and propionic acidsFan et al. [34]
Megasphaera elsdeniiG−ferment fructose, lactic acidMonteiro et al., Chen et al. [25,35]
MethanogensMethanobrevibacter ruminantiumG+reduce CO2, CH4Ma et al. [36]
Methanomicrobium mobileG−reduce CO2, CH4Yanagita et al. [37]
Table 2. Principles, methods, wall materials, advantages and disadvantages of micro-encapsulation technology.
Table 2. Principles, methods, wall materials, advantages and disadvantages of micro-encapsulation technology.
PrinciplesMethodsWall MaterialsAdvantagesDisadvantagesSource
Physical processSpray dryingphthalate, (modified) starch, soy protein isolates, etc.low cost, simple process, convenient transportation and storageuneven particle size, low embedding rateYanagita et al. [37]
Extrusionalginate, calcium chloride, gellan gum, protein, etc.good sealing, suitable temperature, long storage periodlow production efficiencyLee et al., Kailasapathy et al., Yao et al. [56,57,58]
Emulsificationgum arabic, gelatin, chitosan, etc.strong stability, suitable temperaturelow production efficiencyJi et al. [59]
Freeze dryingmaltodextrins, sorbitol, gums, trehalose, etc.core material damage is smallequipment requirements are high, and sieving is required after granulationFonseca et al. [70]
Fluid bed coatingcasein, alginate, waxes etc.uniform particle sizeeasily damaged, low production efficiency, and many influencing factorsKnezevic et al. [71]
Electrospinning and Electrosprayingpectin, guar gum, cellulose, chitosan, alginate etc.nanoscale, low cost,high voltage, complex equipmentDierings de Souza et al. [72]
Chemical processInterfacial
Polymerization
polyamide, polyurea, polyester, polyurethane, etc.good sealing, low cost and simple processpart of the monomer remains in the micro-encapsulesMytara et al. [61]
In situ
polymerization
polymethyl methacrylate, polystyrene, urea-formaldehyde resin, polyurethane, etc.easy to form spherical shape, wider applicationsome monomers remain in the micro-encapsules, the process is more complicatedJeoung et al. [62]
Physico and chemical processComplex coacervationgelatin, gum arabic, etc.high temperature resistance, high yield and low loss of biological activityreaction conditions and costs are difficult to control, and storage period is shortHernández-Nava et al. [63]
Self-coacervationagar, sodium alginate,
chitosan etc.
high temperature resistance, high productivityhigh cost and complex processJing et al. [64]
Phase separationethyl cellulose, polyethylene, polystyrene, nitrocellulose, etc.the process is simplertime consuming and risk of contaminationAbulateefeh et al. [65]
Supercritical
CO2 Method
gum arabic, sodium alginate,
chitosan etc.
high production efficiency, low investmentunstable shape, low loadChen et al. [73]
Layer by
Layer method
sodium alginate, chitosan, pectin, gum arabic, etc.controlled release, high stability, nanoscalecomplex processTong et al. [74]
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