8. Microencapsulation using 3D Printing

The microencapsulation consists in the entrapment of some active compounds (flavours, glue, vitamin, drug, biological cells …) in microparticles to immobilization, protection, controlled release, structuration or functionalization. It is used in most domain of our daily life (food, cosmetics, pharmacy, building, petroleum …). The introduction overviews the definition, objectives, classification, methods and some industrial aspects of microencapsulation. To follow future web seminar, register on https://bioencapsulation.net​

TOPIC : Microencapsulation by 3D Printing
SPEAKER : Corinne Hoesli & Brenden N. Moeun (McGill University) & Craig Bunt (University of Otago, New Zealand)

CONTENT
• Why use 3D printing for bioencapsulation?
• Overview of bioprinting and other approaches
• Biomedical applications
• Encapsulating therapeutic cells using 3D printing
• Sacrificial 3D printing to vascularize tissues
• Agricultural applications
• Wildlife solutions
• Research tools
• Difficult to manufacture products

Organized by the Bioencapsulation Research Group (https://bioencapsulation.net)
Supported by European Union's Horizon 2020 ENCAP4HEALTH project (https://encap4health.eu)