microencapsulation

American  

[mahy-kroh-en-kap-suh-ley-shuhn, -syoo-] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ ɛnˈkæp səˈleɪ ʃən, -syʊ- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. the process of enclosing chemical substances in microcapsules.

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Etymology

Origin of microencapsulation

1960–65; micro- + encapsulation ( def. )

Example Sentences

The paper's lead author, Dr. Samuel Wilson-Whitford, a former postdoctoral research associate in Gilchrist's Laboratory of Particle Mixing and Self-Organization, captured the movement entirely by serendipity in the course of his research into microencapsulation.

From Science Daily

As they detailed in a recent article published in the scientific journal Small, researchers at MIT have developed a silk-based substitute for plastics for certain industrial products — specifically, industry systems that currently use plastics for microencapsulation processes.

From Salon

Microencapsulation is process via which tiny particles or droplets are covered with a substance that turns them into a pill-shaped object, one that protects its core from degradation through things like air or moisture exposure.

From Salon

While tweaking a manufacturing technique known as microencapsulation in 1966, he invented what we now know as scratch-and-sniff.

From New York Times

Since the 1960s, forms of microencapsulation have been used to preserve attractive colored stripes in toothpaste and to create the mysterious liquid crystal substance inside mood rings.

From New York Times