Emulsion-based techniques for encapsulation in biomedicine, food and personal care

Mitali Kakran; Maria N Antipina

doi:10.1016/j.coph.2014.09.003

Emulsion-based techniques for encapsulation in biomedicine, food and personal care

Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2014 Oct:18:47-55. doi: 10.1016/j.coph.2014.09.003. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

Authors

Mitali Kakran¹, Maria N Antipina²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, 117602 Singapore, Singapore.
² Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, 117602 Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: antipinam@imre.a-star.edu.sg.

PMID: 25233261
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2014.09.003

Abstract

The manuscript scopes to review the emulsion-based techniques aimed for encapsulation of active compounds found in biomedical applications, functional foodstuff, skin care and cosmetology. The advantages, limitations and outlook are discussed for each method.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cosmetics
Drug Compounding / methods*
Emulsions*
Food
Gels
Nanomedicine
Polymerization
Solvents / chemistry

Substances

Cosmetics
Emulsions
Gels
Solvents