Microcapture

Characterisation of Novel Microcapsule Formulations

Microcapture use a novel micro-encapsulation technology to create a storage and delivery mechanism for a range of potential applications such as fragrance release and anti-microbial delivery on demand. One of Microcapture’s products uses a water in oil in water (WOW) emulsion to encapsulate complex payloads.

Microcapture have worked with the Bridge to visualise and characterise various contents of the microcapsules. The Bridge’s Instrument Scientist team were deployed, utilising their microscopic and spectroscopic expertise to interrogate microcapsule samples. Advanced light microscopy was used to perform imaging of the capsules at varying magnification using transmitted light whilst Raman microscopy was employed, using a Bruker Senterra instrument, to combine visualisation of the microcapsules with chemical interrogation of the contents.