Abstract:

A review discusses the importance of antioxidants to human health, advantages of nanoencapsulation of these components over traditional delivery methods. Top-down techniques available to entrap antioxidants and vitamins in biodegradable and biocompatible polymeric nanoparticles are discussed, methods available for polymeric nanoparticle characterization are briefly mentioned, and some insights on the release profile of antioxidants and vitamins from polymeric nanoparticles are presented. [on SciFinder(R)]