Figure 4.
Shape (left—scale bars represent 200 µm) and surface morphology (right—scale bars represent 50 µm) of microcapsules containing a) bacteria–inulin and b) bacteria–resistant starch. Survival curve under simulated gastrointestinal conditions for probiotics encapsulated in chitosan‐coated Ca–alginate particles containing c) inulin or d) resistant starch. L. plantarum ATCC 8014 (
) or B. lactis (
). Survival of L. plantarum ATCC 8014 under 90 days of storage conditions (at 25 °C (●), 4 °C (■), or −18 °C (▲)) in two‐layer microparticles containing e) inulin or f) resistant starch. Solid and open symbols represent encapsulated and free (control) cells, respectively. Reproduced with permission.[
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