FAroGels DC[6] – Hybrid Aerogel-Microencapsulation for Nutraceutical Stability and Delivery

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description This position forms part of the FAroGels research program on food-grade, bio-based, and biodegradable aerogels and. their application in sustainable food systems. The selected candidate will be employed by MyBiotech GmbH and will be. required to enroll as a PhD student Saarland University, in accordance with the relevant admission and enrolment. requirements. The doctoral project will focus on developing hybrid biopolymer aerogels based on food-compatible materials such as. chitosan, alginate and xanthan as multifunctional carriers for nutraceuticals. The project will design aerogels with tunable. porosity and tailored surface chemistry to improve nutraceutical encapsulation and stability, mask off-flavours and. enable controlled release under digestion-relevant conditions. Food-grade purification, processing and bench-scale. fabrication workflows will also be optimised to support future industrial translation. The performance of the developed systems will be evaluated by quantifying encapsulation efficiency, oxidative stability. and release kinetics. Promising formulations will subsequently be evaluated in practical formats, including capsules, dry. blends and nutraceutical-enriched foods. Within FAroGels, DC6 will provide a validated hybrid aerogel platform for. stabilising and delivering selected nutraceuticals, together with quantitative performance datasets, structure–function.