microencapsulated


microencapsulated

adjective Surrounded by a thin layer of biodegradable substance (e.g., a microsphere), as a means of protecting a drug or vaccine antigen from rapid breakdown—especially in gastric juices—or of enhancing antigenic absorption and immune response thereto.

microencapsulated

Therapeutics adjective Surrounded by a thin layer of biodegradable substance–eg, a microsphere, as a means of protecting a drug or vaccine antigen from rapid breakdown, or of enhancing antigenic absorption and immune response thereto