Microencapsulation of Vitamin B-12 by Emulsion Technique

Abstract

Stability of vitamin B-12 and its uniform mixing in multivitamin solid dosage forms was attempted to increase by microencapsulating the vitamin by emulsion technique. The prepared products were evaluated for their strength, dissolution rate, and size distribution and compared for the biological stability with various other forms of vitamin B-12. The technique and adopted method were realised to be feasible and therefore, attempts were made for scaling up the procedure to manufacturing scale.