The affects of coffee are different for everyone, but the buzz that caffeine elicits for many also comes with a ‘crash’. But scientists at Nestlé are working on a developing coffee that could keep us going all day long. On its Website the company asked, “…what if you could drink one beverage and enjoy the boost effect caffeine provides in a slow, sustained way throughout the day?”
Scientists at Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland collaborated on new research which could accelerate the development of such foods or supplements. The research focused on ‘cubosomes’, which mimic natural structures present in the body. “These are made of lipid molecules and water, and can release nutrients or medicines in the human body in a controlled fashion,” the company wrote.
The scientists used 3D microscopy to accurately map the inside of cubosomes for the first time. The aim is to adapt cubosomes, by placing active ingredients in different parts of their structure, and changing their structures to tune the release.
