Nanoemulsion-based oral delivery systems for lipophilic bioactive components: Nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals

Therapeutic Delivery

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 841-857

  McClements, David Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; EMULSIFYING AGENT; NUTRACEUTICAL; SURFACTANT;

DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG STABILITY; FLOW KINETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; NANOEMULSION; OPTICAL ROTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84880890918     PISSN: 20415990     EISSN: 20416008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/tde.13.46     Document Type: Review

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