Preparation and Characterization of Microemulsions Based on Antarctic Krill Oil

Autor: Jiawen Zhao, Kening Jiang, Yixuan Chen, Juan Chen, Yangfan Zheng, Huilin Yu, Jiajin Zhu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Marine Drugs, Vol 18, Iss 10, p 492 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1660-3397
DOI: 10.3390/md18100492
Popis: Antarctic krill oil is high in nutritional value and has biological functions like anti-inflammation and hypolipidemic effects. But it has and unpleasant smell, and unsaturated fatty acids are prone to oxidative deterioration. Its high viscosity and low solubility in water make it difficult for processing. Microemulsion can be a new promising route for development of krill oil product. We determined a formula of krill oil-in-water microemulsion with krill oil: isopropyl myristate = 1:3 as oil phase, Tween 80:Span 80 = 8:2 as surfactant, ethanol as co-surfactant and the mass ratio of surfactant to co-surfactant of 3:1. After screening the formula, we researched several characteristics of the prepared oil-in-water microemulsion, including electrical conductivity, microstructure by transmission electron microscope and cryogenic transmission electron microscope, droplet size analysis, rheological properties, thermal behavior by differential scanning calorimeter and stability against pH, salinity, and storage time.
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