IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/epw/pharma/v3y2023i4id765.html

Microemulsion Systems: Generalities and Fields of Application

Author

Listed:
  • Fernández R. Nathalie

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

  • Madrigal R. German

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

  • Chavarría R. Marianela

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

  • Matarrita B. Daniela

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

  • Baltodano V. Eleaneth

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

  • Carazo B. Gustavo

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

  • Pacheco M. Jorge

    (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)

Abstract

Microemulsions are two-phase oil-aqueous systems stabilized by a surfactant/cosurfactant system, formed from the spontaneous self-assembly of hydrophobic or hydrophilic parts of surfactant molecules, essential at the industrial level for their unique properties, improving processes and reducing costs. Their main uses in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries are to improve the biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic properties of drugs, the skin penetration properties, and the stability and solubility of different ingredients. They are obtained by techniques such as phase inversion and phase titration. They are characterized by different techniques that allow obtaining information on the dynamic properties, droplet size, structural arrangement and orientation, molecular aggregation, and system interactions, which allow improving the formulations continuously. Due to their proven advantages and utilities, as well as their potential applications, it is essential to study these systems.

Suggested Citation

Handle: RePEc:epw:pharma:v:3:y:2023:i:4:id:765
DOI: 10.24018/ejpharma.2023.3.4.65
as

Download full text from publisher

File URL: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/pharma/article/view/765
File Function: Abstract page
Download Restriction: no
File URL: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/pharma/article/download/765/316
File Function: Full text
Download Restriction: no
File URL: https://libkey.io/10.24018/ejpharma.2023.3.4.65?utm_source=ideas
LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
---><---

More about this item

Keywords

;
;
;
;
;

Statistics

Access and download statistics

Corrections

All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:epw:pharma:v:3:y:2023:i:4:id:765. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Support Team (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/pharma .

Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.