Control of the zeta potential and size enables control of the characteristics of colloidal particles In production a high zeta potential prevents aggregation of the emulsion, increases stability to ...

Cosmetic emulsions have to meet consumer demands from various perspectives. They need to feel and look nice, they should not change their texture over several months and they should have the desired ...

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The use and stability of dairy proteins as emulsifiers could be massively extended by adding sodium alginate into the mix, according to new research from Massachusetts. By using an electrostatic ...

Applications in a wide variety of fields can benefit from the use of pickering emulsions as a result of their strong stability when compared to systems which are stabilized by surfactants. These ...

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.

Image from a numerical simulation showing the fluid velocity during a collision between two water droplets in oil. The immobile surface droplets (upper pair) re-coalesce after an initial bounce, ...

Metalworking fluids (MWF) are used to aid the process of metal machining, mainly by providing lubrication of the workpiece and tool, by providing cooling and corrosion protection. Many different MWF ...