Toc: Content: FUNDAMENTALSOverview of Encapsulation and Controlled ReleaseMunmaya K. MishraPROCESSESProcess-Selection CriteriaJames OxleyMicroencapsulation by Spray DryingStephan Drusch and S. DiekmannSpray Drying and Its Application in Food ProcessingHuang Li Xin and Arun S. MujumdarEncapsulation via Spray Chilling/Cooling/CongealingCarmen Silvia Favaro-Trindade, Paula Kiyomi Okuro, and Fernando Eustaquio de Matos, Jr.Encapsulation via Spinning Disk TechnologyAurelie Demont and Ian W. MarisonEncapsulation via Fluidized Bed Coating TechnologyCharles R. FreyEncapsulation via Pan-CoatingCharles R. FreyMicroencapsulation by Dripping and Jet Break-UpAurelie Demont and Ian W. MarisonMicroencapsulation by Annular Jet ProcessThorsten BrandauEncapsulation via Hot-Melt ExtrusionHemalata Patil, Roshan V. Tiwari, and Michael A. RepkaMicroencapsulation with CoacervationMichael YanEncapsulation via MicroemulsionSushama Talegaonkar, Lalit Mohan Negi, and Harshita SharmaIonotropic Gelation and Polyelectrolyte Complexation Technique: Novel Approach to Drug EncapsulationJ.S. Patil, S.C. Marapur, P.B. Gurav, and A.V. BanagarMicroencapsulation via Interfacial PolymerizationBiao DuanMicroencapsulation via In Situ PolymerizationBiao DuanMicroencapsulation with Miniemulsion TechnologyMichael YanSilica-Based Sol-Gel Microencapsulation and ApplicationsRosaria Ciriminna and Mario PagliaroMicroencapsulation by Phase Inversion PrecipitationRicard Garcia-Valls and Cinta PaniselloMicrofluidic Encapsulation ProcessFabrizio SarghiniEncapsulation Process in Granulation TechnologyHimanshu K. SolankiEncapsulation via Electrohydrodynamic Atomization Spray Technology (Electrospray)Milad Jafari-Nodoushan, Hamid Mobedi, and Jalal BarzinEncapsulation Process: Pulsed Combustion Spray DryingChilwin Tanamal and James A. RehkopfSupercritical Fluid Technology for EncapsulationAngel Martin, Marta Fraile, Soraya Rodriguez-Rojo, and Maria Jose CoceroMelt-Dispersion Technique for EncapsulationVerica Djordjevic, Steva Levic, Thomas Koupantsis, Fani Mantzouridou, Adamantini Paraskevopoulou, Viktor Nedovic, and Branko BugarskiINGREDIENTSMaterials of Natural Origin for EncapsulationMunmaya K. MishraCellulose Ethers: ApplicationsRobert Schmitt, True Rogers, William Porter III, Oliver Petermann, and Britta Huebner-KeeseCellulose-Based Biopolymers: Formulation and Delivery ApplicationsJ.D.N. Ogbonna, F.C. Kenechukwu, S.A. Chime, and A.A. AttamaStarch-Based Polymeric Biomaterial: Drug DeliveryAkhilesh Vikram Singh and Ashok M. RaichurBiodegradable Polymers: Drug Delivery ApplicationsSatish Shilpi and Sanjay K. JainCHARACTERIZATIONEncapsulation Field Polymers: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)Oana Lelia Pop, Dan Cristian Vodnar, and Carmen SocaciuAPPLICATIONSEncapsulation Technologies for Modifying Food PerformanceMaria Ines Re, Maria Helena Andrade Santana, and Marcos Akira d'AvilaMicroencapsulation: ProbioticsDan Cristian Vodnar, Oana Lelia Pop, and Carmen SocaciuOrganogels as Food Delivery SystemsTarun