articleSoft MatterDec 23, 2011Closed access

Nanoemulsions versus microemulsions: terminology, differences, and similarities

DJDavid Julian McClements

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Abstract

Colloidal delivery systems based on microemulsions or nanoemulsions are increasingly being utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industries to encapsulate, protect, and deliver lipophilic bioactive components. The small size of the particles in these kinds of delivery systems (r

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Keywords
  • Microemulsion
  • Confusion
  • Terminology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Materials science
  • Colloid
  • Bioavailability
  • Biochemical engineering
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