Application of Microencapsulation in Textiles

From an etymological point of view, the word micro-encapsulation originates from the Greek "mikros" and the Latin "en" and "capsula" which mean "small in a small box". Micro-encapsulation is a process by which an active substance is surrounded or coated with a continuous polymeric material, also called shell. The active substance or core material may be a fiery ground solid, tiny droplet of liquid or gaseous material.