Natural Sunflower Pollen as a Drug Delivery Vehicle

Abstract

In nature, pollen grains play a vital role for encapsulation. Many pollen species exist which are often used as human food supplements. Dynamic image particle analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and confocal microscopy analysis confirmed the size, structural uniformity, and macromolecular encapsulation in sunflower pollen, paving the way to explore natural pollen grains for the encapsulation of therapeutic molecules.

Keywords: drug delivery; drug encapsulation; macromolecules; natural pollen grains; particle analysis.