Abstract
The present contribution summarizes our previous investigations on the formation of emulsions, whose particles consist of a self-assembled inverted-type liquid crystalline phase or an inverted-type microemulsion. In this context, the main focus was on replacing either the dispersed oil droplets in normal O/W emulsions, or the kinetically stabilized internal W/O emulsion in double W/O/W emulsions, by an inverted-type liquid crystalline phase or an inverted-type microemulsion system. Owing to the physicochemical properties of their internal nanostructures, these unique aqueous dispersions are superior to conventional emulsions and double emulsions. They are attractive as nanonreactors and as host systems for solubilizing active molecules (drugs, fl avors, and vitamins) in the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and food industries. This chapter describes the effect of varying temperature and solubilizing oil on the reversible structural transitions of the internal nanostructures of these lipidic dispersions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Self-assembled supramolecular architecures : lyotropic liquid crystals |
| Editors | Nissim Garti, Ponisseril Somasundaran, Raffaele Mezzenga |
| Place of Publication | Hoboken |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publication date | 26 Sept 2012 |
| Pages | 129-155 |
| Chapter | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780470281758 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Sept 2012 |