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Advances and opportunities of oil-in-oil emulsions

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posted on 2023-05-20, 22:23 authored by Zia, A, Pentzer, E, Stuart ThickettStuart Thickett, Kempe, K
Emulsions are mixtures of two immiscible liquids in which droplets of one are dispersed in a continuous phase of the other. The most common emulsions are oil-water systems, which have found widespread use across a number of industries, for example, in the cosmetic and food industries, and are also of advanced scientific interest. In addition, the past decade has seen a significant increase in both the design and application of nonaqueous emulsions. This has been primarily driven by developments in understanding the mechanism of effective stabilization of oil-in-oil (o/o) systems, either using block copolymers (BCPs) or solid (Pickering) particles with appropriate surface functionality. These systems, as highlighted in this review, have enabled emergent applications in areas such as pharmaceutical delivery, energy storage, and materials design (e.g., polymerization, monolith, and porous polymer synthesis). These o/o emulsions complement traditional emulsions that utilize an aqueous phase and allow the use of materials incompatible with water. We assess recent advances in the preparation and stabilization of o/o emulsions, focusing on the identity of the stabilizer (BCP or particle), the interplay between stabilizer and oils, and highlighting applications and opportunities associated with o/o emulsions.

History

Publication title

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volume

12

Issue

35

Pagination

38845-38861

ISSN

1944-8244

Department/School

School of Natural Sciences

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Place of publication

United States

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© 2020 American Chemical Society

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Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences