Advances in Nano-Emulsion

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoemulsions consist of a dispersion of small droplets of one immiscible liquid in another immiscible liquid, which belongs to a thermodynamic instability system. Nanoemulsions have advantages from both microemulsion and ordinary emulsion: (1) compared with microemulsions, the amount of emulsifier is significantly reduced; (2) compared with the ordinary emulsion, nanoemulsions have a smaller droplet size, uniform distribution, low viscosity, no obvious flocculation, and stratification during long-term storage; and (3) the interface tension is low, and they have excellent wettability and permeability, large specific surface area, strong transmission ability, and high bioavailability. Based on the above advantages, there are many different potential applications of nanoemulsions within the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic, and agrochemical industries.

This Special Issue focuses on the following topics:

1. Nanoemulsions from the agrochemical, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical fields;
2. Pickering nanoemulsion, multiple nanoemulsion, and nanoparticles/nanocapsules prepared based on nanoemulsion;
3. Formation and stability, characterization and applications of nanoemulsion; advanced instruments and research methods used for nanoemulsion;
4. Interface properties, rheological properties, and physical/chemical storage stability of nanoemulsion;
5. Development and utilization of plant essential oil and microbial metabolites;
6. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the above, while other related topics need enquiry before manuscript submission.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jianguo Feng
Prof. Dr. Kun Qian
Guest Editors

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• agrochemical nanoemulsion
• food nanoemulsion
• cosmetics nanoemulsion
• drug delivery
• surfactant
• formation and stability
• characterization and applications
• encapsulation and release
• nanoparticle synthesis
• microbicidal activity
• insecticidal activity
• composition and formula
• safety evaluation