Formulation of Microemulsions

Microemulsions: Background, New Concepts, Applications, Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 84-121

  Salager, Jean Louis ^a   Antón, Raquel ^a   Forgiarini, Ana ^a   Márquez, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Anionic non ionic surfactant mixtures; Bidimensional map representation; High solubilisation performance microemulsions; Hydrophilic lipophilic balance (HLB); Importance of formulation magic business; Microemulsion formulation; Optimum formulation; Surfactant rich phase bicontinuous microemulsion; Unidimensional formulation scan representation; Water to oil ratio (WOR)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890758938     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444305524.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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