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Formation and characterization of multiple W/W/W emulsions

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dc.contributor Sarret i Pons, Maria
dc.contributor Miras Hernández, Jonatan
dc.creator Jaen Flo, Clara
dc.date 2018-10-29T16:03:09Z
dc.date 2020-06-30T05:10:23Z
dc.date 2018-06
dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-16T10:26:58Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-16T10:26:58Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2445/125715
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21699
dc.description Treballs Finals de Grau de Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Any: 2018, Tutors: Maria Sarret Pons, Jonathan Miras Hernández
dc.description This project was focused in the preparation, stabilization and characterization of multiple water-in-water-in-water W/W/W emulsions. These emulsions are very interesting, because they constitute oil-free dispersions, and very few studies can be found in scientific literature. The studied aqueous two-phase system is composed of gelatin from bovine skin and maltodextrin. These components have been chosen due to their biocompatibility and low cost. The absence of surfactants and nanoparticles makes multiple W/W/W emulsions very biocompatible to be used for pharmaceuticals applications. In previous work, phase behaviour in maltodextrin-gelatin mixtures have been studied. These colloidal systems can be prepared by mixing two immiscible water-soluble polymers in aqueous solution, such as a polysaccharide and a protein. These systems show complex phase behaviours, which can be controlled by changing pH and ionic strength. In the present work, the formation of multiple water-based emulsions by two different methods has been studied. The two-step method consists in a first preparation of the primary emulsion followed by a dropwise addition to an external phase. The other method is based on inducing a secondary phase separation in simple emulsions droplets by decreasing the temperature. The emulsions have been characterized using fluorescence microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy. Moreover, parameters influencing the structure and preparation have been optimized, the optimal conditions are shown in Figure. Stability of dispersions has been improved by gelifiying the gelatin phase, either by cooling down or crosslinking with genipin
dc.format 55 p.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.language eng
dc.rights cc-by-nc-nd (c) Jaen, 2018
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source Treballs Finals de Grau (TFG) - Química
dc.subject Emulsions
dc.subject Col·loides
dc.subject Transformacions de fase (Física estadística)
dc.subject Treballs de fi de grau
dc.subject Emulsions
dc.subject Colloids
dc.subject Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
dc.subject Bachelor's theses
dc.title Formation and characterization of multiple W/W/W emulsions
dc.title Formació i caracterització d’emulsions múltiples W/W/W
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis


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