Accepted Article Characterization of electrospun gelatine nanofibres encapsulated with Moringa oleifera bioactive extract Norziah M Hani, a* Amir E Torkamani, a Mohammad H Azarian, b Kamil WA Mahmood, b Siti Hawa, Nagalim c a Food Technology Department, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800, Penang, Malaysia. b School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800, Penang, Malaysia c Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bertam, 13200, Penang, Malaysia. Encapsulation of Moringa olieifera leaf extract in nanofibres a* To whom correspondence should be addressed: Norziah M. Hani; email:norziah@gmail.com Abstract BACKGROUND: Drumstick (Moringa oleifera) leaves have been used as a folk herbal medicine across many cultures since long ago. This is most probably due to presence of phytochemicals possessing antioxidant properties which could retard oxidative stress and their degenerative effect. The current study deals with nanoencapsulation of Moringa oleifera (MO) leaf ethanolic extract within fish sourced gelatine matrix using electrospinning technique. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1002/jsfa.8185