title: Natural oil nanoemulsions as cores for layer-by-layer encapsulation.
abstract: In this study, emulsions of three different natural oils were prepared using spontaneous emulsification technique. The effect of three emulsifiers, AOT, lecithin and cholesterol on emulsion properties was studied. Their influence on interfacial tension at oil/water interface was evaluated by the pendant drop shape analysis method. Then, the mean droplet size, zeta potential and stability of emulsions were investigated in relation with the type of oil, surfactant, oil-to-ethanol ratio and surfactant concentration. We found that in the case of linseed oil, fine emulsion droplets are formed without any surfactant due to its low oil/water interfacial tension. A hydrophobic dye (Coumarin 6) was encapsulated within oil cores and its presence was confirmed by fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy. The obtained emulsions can be used alone or as the cores for layer-by-layer encapsulation, which was demonstrated by enclosing droplets within first layer of synthetic polycation poly(allyamine hydrochloride) (PAH).
authors.affiliation: Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, Krakow 30-239, Poland. ncmadamc@cyf-kr.edu.pl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adamczak
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Para
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warszyński
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry; D004339:Drug Compounding; D045703:Emulsifying Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D004655:Emulsions / Q000737:chemistry*; D054709:Lecithins / Q000737:chemistry; D008043:Linseed Oil / Q000737:chemistry*; D013024:Soybean Oil / Q000737:chemistry*; D013500:Surface Tension; D014885:Waxes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D045703:Emulsifying Agents; D004655:Emulsions; D054709:Lecithins; D014885:Waxes; C034743:jojoba wax; D013024:Soybean Oil; D008043:Linseed Oil; D002784:Cholesterol