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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Biopolymer-Based Gel Capsules for Improved Probiotic Delivery.

Roxana Elena Gheorghita, Andrei Lobiuc, Mihai Covasa, Alina Crina Muresan, Ioan Ovidiu Sirbu

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Roxana Elena GheorghitaFaculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8950-830X
Andrei LobiucDepartment of Biological and Morphofunctional Sciences, College of Medicine and Biological Science, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania.
Mihai CovasaDepartment of Biological and Morphofunctional Sciences, College of Medicine and Biological Science, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, 720229 Suceava, Romania.
Alina Crina MuresanInterdisciplinary Research Centre, Eco-Nano Technology and Advance Materials CC-ITI, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8635-6678
Ioan Ovidiu SirbuFaculty of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1618-9656

Funding

Ministerul Cercetării și Inovării PN-IV-P2-2.1-TE-2023-0858
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biopolymer-based encapsulation represents an effective strategy to enhance probiotic stability and targeted gastrointestinal delivery. In this study, gel capsules composed of sodium alginate (SA) and wheat starch (ST) were developed via extrusion to encapsulate

Indexed as

Bacillus clausiiencapsulationLacticaseibacillus rhamnosussodium alginatestarch

Identifiers

PMID41892535
PMCPMC13026064

What Socratic holds

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