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Nanoemulsions from Essential Oils: Preparation, Characterization, and Their Applications

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Nanoemulsion technology has emerged as the most promising delivery channel for lipophilic components such as nutraceuticals, drugs, flavors, antioxidants, and antimicrobial agents. Nanoemulsions of essential oils commonly involve two main preparation methods. Preparation of nanoemulsions of essential oils is based on either non-spontaneous (high-energy) or spontaneous (low-energy) processes. Several studies reported that ultrasonic emulsification produced the smallest droplet sizes of nanoemulsions of essential oils. It is documented as an efficient and fast method of preparation of nanoemulsions. The potential functionality of nanoemulsions is because of the higher activity property of their surface area. Droplet sizes, zeta potentials, polydispersity index, viscosity, stability, and morphologies of particles are the characteristic properties of nanoemulsions. The characteristics and properties of nanoemulsions of essential oils depend not only on the components but also on the preparation methods. The nanoemulsions preparation method has several advantages over conventional emulsion techniques. Nanoemulsions are suitable formulations to serve as an additive in clear drinks and beverages due to their good optical transparent solution. The kinetic stability of colloidal systems is also another advantage of nanoemulsions of essential oils. This book chapter provides insight into the concise preparation, characterizations, and applications of nanoemulsions from essential oils.

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Hunde, Y., Bachheti, A., Chaubey, K.K., Husen, A., Bachheti, R.K. (2023). Nanoemulsions from Essential Oils: Preparation, Characterization, and Their Applications. In: Husen, A., Bachheti, R.K., Bachheti, A. (eds) Current Trends in Green Nano-emulsions. Smart Nanomaterials Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5398-1_2

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