On the preparation and characterization of nanoemulsions produced by phase inversion emulsification

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 410, Issue , 2012, Pages 130-135

  Ševčíkova, Petra ^a   KaŠpárková, Věra ^a   Vltavská, Pavlína ^a   Krejčí, Jiří ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Hydrophile lipophile balance; Particle size; Surfactant; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

EMULSION DROPLETS; EMULSION STABILITY; HYDROPHILE-LIPOPHILE BALANCE; IGEPALS; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; NANO-EMULSIONS; OIL-IN-WATER; PHASE INVERSION EMULSIFICATION; PHASE-INVERSION METHOD; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

PARTICLE SIZE;

BRIJ 30; BRIJ 92; IGEPAL 210; IGEPAL 520; IGEPAL 720; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; POLYOXYETHYLENE OLEYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR STABILITY; NANOEMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84864395181     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.06.031     Document Type: Article

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