Do oil-in-water (O/W) nano-emulsions have an effect on survival and growth of bacteria?

Food Research International

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 114-128

  Kadri, Hani El ^a   Devanthi, Putu Virgina Partha ^a   Overton, Tim W ^a   Gkatzionis, Konstantinos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacterial membrane integrity; Caprylic acid; Emulsion stability; Flow cytometry; Nano emulsion

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOLOGY; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; MICROORGANISMS; OILS AND FATS; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SUNFLOWER OIL;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANES; CAPRYLIC ACID; EMULSION STABILITY; NANO-EMULSIONS;

BACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; EMULSIFYING AGENT; NANOPARTICLE; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYSORBATE; SUNFLOWER OIL; SURFACTANT;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CAPRYLATES; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; EMULSIONS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSORBATES; SUNFLOWER OIL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 85028858408     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: 18737145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.08.064     Document Type: Article

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