Emulsion Formation and Stability

by Tadros, Tharwat F.

• ISBN13: 9783527319916
• ISBN10: 3527319913
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-02-25
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

Highlighting recent developments as well as future challenges, this volume covers such topics as emulsions, nano-emulsions, nano-dispersions and novel techniques for their investigation. It also considers the fundamental approach in areas such as controlled release, drug delivery and various applications of nanotechnology.

Author Biography

After finishing his PhD at Alexandria University, Tharwat Tadros was appointed lecturer in Physical Chemistry (1962-1966) at the same University. Between 1966 and 1969, he spent a sabbatical at the Agricultural University of Wageningen and T.N.O in Delft, the Netherlands. Thereafter he worked at I.C.I. and ZENECA until 1994, where he researched various fields of surfactants, emulsions, suspensions, microemulsions, wetting spreading and adhesion, and rheology. During that period he was also appointed visiting professor at Imperial College London, Bristol University and Reading University. In 1992, he was elected President of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Science. Since leaving ZENECA, Dr Tadros has worked as a consultant for various industries and also given several courses in his specialized field. He is the recipient of two medals from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK, and has more than 250 scientific papers to his name.

Table of Contents

Formulation of Emulsions with some Emphasis on Drug Delivery
Interfacial Phenomena Covering Adsorption and Conformation of Surfactants and Polymers
Interaction Forces between Emulsion Droplets
Preparation of Emulsions
Nano-emulsions
Structure and Rheology
New Emulsifiers