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. 2009;10(1):69-76.
doi: 10.1208/s12249-008-9178-x. Epub 2009 Jan 16.

Nanoemulsion components screening and selection: a technical note

Adnan Azeem  1 , Mohammad Rizwan, Farhan J Ahmad, Zeenat Iqbal, Roop K Khar, M Aqil, Sushama Talegaonkar
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Nanoemulsion components screening and selection: a technical note

Adnan Azeem et al. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2009.
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Oil solubilized (wt.%) by different surfactants
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Pseudoternary phase diagrams of nanoemulsion composed of Capryol 90, Tween 20, water and different cosurfactants a ethanol; b isopropyl alcohol; c butanol; d propylene glycol; e PEG 400; f carbitol at S mix 1:1
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Fig. 3
Pseudoternary phase diagrams indicating o/w nanoemulsion region of Capryol 90 (oil), water, Tween 20 (surfactant), and Carbitol (cosurfactant) at different S mix ratios indicated in a (S mix 1:0), b (S mix 1:1), c (S mix 2:1), d (S mix 3:1), e (S mix 1:2), and f (S mix 1:3)
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Fig. 4
Transmission electron micrograph of nanoemulsion NET1 showing the size of some oil droplets
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