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ArticleEngineering in life sciences2025

Enhancing the Diffusion Channels of Silica-Alginate Capsules for Microbial Encapsulation.

Bilyamin Abdulmumin, Ismaila Mudi, Abdulalim Ibrahim, Abdulwasiu Abdurrahman, Helen Onyeaka

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Article in Engineering in life sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Bilyamin AbdulmuminDepartment of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7287-7077
Ismaila MudiSchool of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-2020
Abdulalim IbrahimChemical Engineering Department Federal University Wukari Wukari Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1241-2067
Abdulwasiu AbdurrahmanDepartment of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering University of Abuja Abuja Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2629-9711
Helen OnyeakaSchool of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3846-847X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silica-alginate capsule (G-0) has recently been used in fermentation processes to encapsulate microbial cells for several benefits, including facilitating continuous flow processes and simplifying cell recovery and reuse. However, these conventional silica-coated alginate capsules suffer from poor diffusion channels, which are critical for efficiently transporting substrates and products. This study aimed to develop a novel method for producing silica-coated alginate capsules with improved diffusion channels (G-3). The Ca-alginate capsule was fabricated via a simple dripping method, where a solution of calcium chloride (CaCl

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Ca‐alginate capsulediffusion coefficientfermentationmicrobial encapsulationporous silica coating

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PMID41020189
PMCPMC12461667

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