Background Emulsion gels are a class of soft solid-like materials. These composite materials
are structurally either a polymeric gel matrix into which emulsion droplets are incorporated …

Nanoparticles exist far from the equilibrium state due to their high surface energy.
Nanoparticles are therefore extremely unstable and easily change themselves or react with …

This book covers the formation, properties, characterization, and application of different
kinds of colloidal delivery systems that can be utilized within the food industry, including …

Food Emulsions: Principles, Practice, and Techniques, Second Edition introduces the
fundamentals of emulsion science and demonstrates how this knowledge can be applied to …

Emulsion science and technology has been used for many years to create a diverse range
of commercial products, including pharmaceuticals, foods, agrochemicals, lubricants …

The present work aims at reviewing our current understanding of fractal structures in the
frame of colloid aggregation as well as the possibility they offer to produce novel structured …

The application of nanoparticles has raised concern over the safety of these materials to
human health and the ecosystem. After release into an aquatic environment, nanoparticles …

Fabricating heterojunction photocatalysts is an important strategy for speeding up the
separation rate of photogenerated charge carriers, which is attracting greater interest …

Given the ubiquity of natural clay minerals, the most likely interaction of nanoparticles
released into an aquatic environment will be with suspended clay minerals. Thus, the …

The formulation of micronutrients and nutraceuticals in the design of functional foods brings
enormous technological challenges. The incorporation of micronutrients and/or …