Preparation and Applications of Colloidal Emulsions
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 255
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food and nutrition; bioacompatible nanoparticles synthesis and characterization; food grade emulsions; bioactive compounds encapsulation and delivery; nutraceuticals and functional foods; in vitro and in vivo analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Emulsions—composite mixtures of two partially or completely immiscible liquids such as water and oil—have gained considerable attention due to their wide range of applications in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. Their ability to dissolve both hydrophobic and hydrophilic bioactive compounds makes them favourable candidates for encapsulating and delivering these compounds, protecting them from degradation in harsh environments and enhancing their bioavailability and efficacy.
The food industry is one of the primary users of emulsion technology, employing emulsions-based formulations for various purposes. For example, they are used to develop edible films and coatings to enhance the shelf life of different food products thus preventing food wastage, but most importantly to design novel functional foods and nutraceuticals to aid in the control of a wide range of diseases such as metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases) which are on the rise globally and taking millions of lives annually.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather original research articles and comprehensive reviews focusing on the development of novel food-grade emulsion systems, their detailed characterization, stability, and their applications in fields such as food, pharmaceutics, and cosmeceutics.
Dr. Bakht Ramin Shah
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- emulsions
- fabrication
- characterization
- applications
- encapsulation
- delivery systems
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