Facile fabrication of tea tree oil-loaded antibacterial microcapsules by complex coacervation of sodium alginate/quaternary ammonium salt of chitosan

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra26052c
• Publication Date: 2016-01-25T14:04:41Z
• Authors: Minjie Chen; Yang Hu; Jian Zhou; Yirong Xie; Hong Wu; Teng Yuan; Zhuohong Yang
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

In this study, flavoured tea tree oil (TTO)-loaded antibacterial microcapsules were developed based on the complex coacervation of sodium alginate (SA) and a quaternary ammonium salt of chitosan (HACC).