Recent advances in multiple emulsions and their application as templates

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 25, Issue , 2016, Pages 98-108

  Silva, Bruno F B ^a   Rodríguez Abreu, Carlos ^a   Vilanova, Neus ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Portugal)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Encapsulation; Formulation; Microfluidics; Multiple emulsions; Porous particles

Indexed keywords

ENCAPSULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CONTROL OF SIZE; FORMULATION; MATERIAL FABRICATION; MICROFLUIDIC METHOD; MULTIHOLLOW; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; POROUS PARTICLE; SURFACTANT SYSTEM;

EMULSIONS;

COPOLYMER; STABILIZING AGENT;

AERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; EMULSION; GELATION; GEOMETRY; HARDNESS; MICROFLUIDICS; MULTIPLE EMULSION; NANOEMULSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84983460755     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2016.07.006     Document Type: Review

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