ABOUT
Bether Encapsulates is a company that specializes in Encapsulation. Our experience includes many of the major encapsulation technologies such as spray-drying, (double) emulsions and (co)acervation. Moreover, we offer a proprietary encapsulation technology based on encapsulation inside microbubbles. A technology that offers an unprecedented combination of barrier properties and controlled release.
Our technologies can be applied in different areas such as pharmaceutics, food, feed and advanced materials. Examples include the taste-masking of drugs and food ingredients, the controlled delivery release, of drugs, the ultrasound-triggered release of drugs from coatings and boosting flavors.
We look forward to finding the solution to your problem in any of the above fields.
Contact us at:
Bether Encapsulates B.V.
L.J. Zielstraweg 2, 9713 GX Groningen, The Netherlands
+31 (0)6-10371991
albert.poortinga@bether-encapsulates.nl
Funding
TECHNOLOGY
At Bether Encapsulates we have experience with many of the most important encapsulation technologies. In addition, we offer a proprietary encapsulation technology: encapsulation inside microbubbles (creating structures that are also refered to as antibubbles or inverse bubbles)
A major problem with encapsulation is to prevent leakage of the encapsulated substance while obtaining a fast and complete release when desired. This has been recognized by several experts in the field:
‘Water soluble compounds are very difficult to encapsulate, they always tend to leak out at some point in time, leading to shelf life problems. If encapsulation is used which passes the test of time, it then means that the encapsulation is very difficult to reverse, i.e. it becomes a problem in itself to have the encapsulated Water soluble product becoming bio available once ingested.’
US patent 2010/0159105
Despite the vast amount of materials used to encapsulate substances, one material has been overlooked: gas.
We have the ability to, using proprietary technology, encapsulate your active inside microbubbles where it is shielded from the environment by a shell of gas.
Advantages are:
- No leakage of (non-volatile) actives
- Complete control over the moment and extent of release
- Minimal use of auxiliary materials
- No need for new, unapproved materials
This technology was in part co-developed with the University of Princeton (USA).
The video below shows how a triggered 'popping' of the gas shell leads to a fast and complete release
Bether Encapsulates was founded beginning of 2015 by Albert Poortinga. Albert Poortinga holds a MSc in Applied Physics and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. Before starting Bether Encapsulates he worked within R&D in the food industry focusing on encapsulation. Albert is the (co-)author of 20 scientific articles and (co-)inventor of 25 patents, mainly in the field of encapsulation. Next to his work for Bether Encapsulates, Albert holds a position as a part-time associate professor within the Polymer Technology group on the Technical University of Eindhoven.
