date:Jan 30, 2013
cts the genetic material and nutrients. The shell is made from a unique polymer, known as sporopollenin, which is composed only of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
Sporopollenin shells are produced by emptying spores from the clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum of their genetic, lipid and protein material to leave an empty sporopollenin shell. The applicants intention is to fill the empty shell with functional ingredients such as fish oils or vitamin D. The applicant states that sporopollenin shells will