Microfluidic production of spherical and nonspherical fat particles by thermal quenching of crystallizable oils

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 39, 2013, Pages 12307-12316

  Kim, Jihye ^a   Vanapalli, Siva A ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG ENCAPSULATION; FAT CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOMETRIC CONFINEMENT; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCES; NONSPHERICAL SHAPES; PHARMACEUTICAL CREAM; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; THERMAL SOLIDIFICATIONS;

ELASTICITY; ENCAPSULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; SPHERES;

OILS AND FATS;

FAT; PALM OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT; FLOW KINETICS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FATS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT OILS; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84885016974     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401338m     Document Type: Article

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