Microencapsulation system and method

A microencapsulation system, comprising:

• a microcapsule production unit comprising:
• a dual-dispenser system configured to form co-axial multi-lamellar microspheres;
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• a bath of solution configured to receive and form a membrane about the co-axial multi-lamellar microspheres to form microcapsules;
• a separation baffle system arranged down stream from the microcapsule production unit, wherein the separation baffle system is configured to separate residual amounts of one or more fluids used to form the co-axial multi-lamellar microspheres from the solution used to form the membrane about the co-axial multi-lamellar microspheres;
• a fluidized passage for washing and harvesting microcapsules dispensed from the microcapsule production unit;
• a flow sensor for sizing and counting the microcapsules comprising:
• an imaging system configured to acquire images of the microcapsules;
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• a photometer configured to measure intensity of light transmitted through the microcapsules;
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• a controller configured to simultaneously operate the microcapsule production unit, fluidized passage and flow sensor to process the microcapsules in a continuous manner.