The goal of this project was to investigate the properties of alginate stabilized emulsions and their potential role for drug delivery. The polymer acts as a barrier between phases in oil-in-water emulsions to increase stability. An emulsion consisting of 10% oil by volume with 1.4 mg/mL alginate as a surfactant was found to be most stable. Kinetic release experiments showed that using the emulsion provided a controlled release of the model drug when compared to no emulsion at all.

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Creator

• St. Martin, Anne Louise
• Brunetti, Michael C.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042706-083801

Advisor

• McGimpsey, W. Grant
• Camesano, Terri Anne

Year

• 2006

Center

• Nancy, France Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• ENSIC

Date created

• 2006-04-27

Localização

• Nancy

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemistry
• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright