World Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences ISSN (Print): 2321-3310; ISSN (Online): 2321-3086 Available online at: http://www.wjpsonline.org/ Review Article Address for Correspondence: Sonika Rani Jangra, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India How to Cite this Article: Sonika Rani Jangra and D.C. Bhatt. Recent trends in microencapsulation: A review. World J Pharm Sci 2017; 5(11): 106-114. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International License, which allows adapt, share and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. © 2017 World J Pharm Sci Recent trends in microencapsulation: A review Sonika Rani Jangra and D.C. Bhatt Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, India. Received: 24-08-2017 / Revised Accepted: 11-10-2017 / Published: 01-11-2017 ABSTRACT Microcapsules are tiny capsules containing materials (such as adhesive or a medicine) that are released when the capsule is broken, melted or dissolved. The process of forming microcapsules is called microencapsulation. By the process of microencapsulation an active ingredient of interest can be isolated and kept unmodified for extended periods of time and be released(or not) upon a change of the surrounding environmental conditions to target specific needs. Various techniques of microencapsulation have been developed which have wide applications in various fields like pharmaceutics, biotechnology, agrochemical, food industries, cosmetics etc. This article is a review of microencapsulation, materials used in it, morphology of microcapsules, reasons for microencapsulation, new advanced techniques used in microencapsulation (their advantages and disadvantages), drugs incorporated in microcapsules and applications of microcapsules. Keywords: Core material, Coating material, Microcapsules, Microencapsulation, Micromeritic wall, Polymers, Sustained release.