Crocin loaded nano-emulsions: Factors affecting emulsion properties in spontaneous emulsification

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 261-267

  Mehrnia, Mohammad Amin ^a   Jafari, Seid Mahdi ^a,b   Makhmal Zadeh, Behzad S ^c   Maghsoudlou, Yahya ^a  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocin; Saffron; Spontaneous emulsification

Indexed keywords

COSURFACTANT; CROCIN; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE; SORBITAN OLEATE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER OIL CREAM; ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; EMULSION; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EMULSION; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY; FLOW KINETICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; MICROEMULSION; NANOEMULSION; THERMOSTABILITY; VISCOSITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DRUG FORMULATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; COLOR; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EMULSIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84951038059     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: 18790003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.12.029     Document Type: Article

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