Physicochemical properties and antimicrobial efficacy of carvacrol nanoemulsions formed by spontaneous emulsification

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 37, 2013, Pages 8906-8913

  Chang, Yuhua ^a,b   McLandsborough, Lynne ^a   McClements, David Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

antimicrobial; carvacrol; delivery; emulsions; encapsulation; essential oil; low energy; nanoemulsions; spontaneous emulsification

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL; CARVACROL; DELIVERY; LOW ENERGY; NANO-EMULSIONS; SPONTANEOUS EMULSIFICATION;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ENCAPSULATION; MICROORGANISMS; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OILS AND FATS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARVACROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; NANOMATERIAL; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EMULSION; FUNGUS; PARTICLE SIZE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; EMULSIONS; FUNGI; MONOTERPENES; NANOSTRUCTURES; OILS, VOLATILE; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84884469204     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf402147p     Document Type: Article

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