Emulsions that mix immiscible liquids are central to products from food to cosmetics. For instance, emulsions like mayonnaise mix liquids that don’t normally blend. They require added molecules called ...

The solvent evaporation method is the most widely applied technique for microsphere preparation. In industrial production, it can be carried out using a reaction vessel or a static mixer, each with ...

Most of the skincare products are intrinsically unstable, as per the second law of thermodynamics, as these products signify a combination of two or more substances that are immiscible in each other.

DURING the last few months, five emulsions formed during extractions, and unbreakable by any of the usual methods, have been broken rapidly and completely by addition of a wetting agent under the ...

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People all over the world enjoy chocolate for its taste, texture, and the characteristic “snap” it makes when broken. But, as with many confectionaries, those delightful properties come at a price: ...