Title
Nanoemulsions: stability and physical properties
Date Issued
01 August 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Nanoemulsions present several advantages over conventional emulsions due to the small droplets size they contain: high optical clarity, good physical stability against gravitational separation and droplet aggregation, and enhanced bioavailability of encapsulated substances, which make them suitable for food applications. Depending on desired formulation, preparation method should be selected to optimize droplet size distribution since it strongly affects stability behavior. Systems with droplets diameter smaller than 200 nm and a monomodal distribution usually have a homogeneous structure, that is, a structure with well-distributed droplets that do not show flocs. A structure with these characteristics remains unchanged for long time, up to six months, given the nanoemulsion enhanced stability compared to conventional emulsions with the same formulation.
Start page
1
End page
6
Volume
16
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Nano-procesos
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85021282760
Source
Current Opinion in Food Science
ISSN of the container
22147993
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the National Agency for the Promotion of Science and Technology (ANPCyT) through Project PICT 2013-0897, and by the University of Buenos Aires through Project UBA-20020130100136BA.
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