Efficacy of capsicum oleoresin nanocapsules formulation by the modified emulsion-diffusion method.

In this study, we investigated the effect of high pressure homogenizer on the physico-chemical properties of capsicum oleoresin loaded nanoemulsion (NE) or nanocapsules (NCs) based on the emulsion-diffusion method. According to the application stage of high pressure process at principle emulsion-diffusion method, NCs was prepared by conventional-emulsion-diffusion method (CED), modified-emulsion-microfluidization-diffusion method (MEMD) and modified-emulsion-diffusion-microfluidization method (MEDM). The nanocapsules of MEMD showed homogeneous and the smallest particle size as compared with CED.

Nondestructive rheological measurement of aqueous dispersions of solid lipid nanoparticles: effects of lipid types and concentrations on dispersion consistency.

Purpose: To investigate dispersion consistency of solid lipid nanoparticles as functions of lipid types and concentrations.

Methods: Viscoelastic measurement at an application of low stress was employed to characterize the internal microstructure developed within the dispersions. Pure triglycerides with different length of fatty acid chains, trimyristin (C14), tripalmitin (C16), and tristearin (C18) were studied with respect to the partial triglyceride with C22 chain length (Compritol 888 ATO), and cetyl palmitate wax (C16).

Effect of lipid types on physicochemical characteristics, stability and antioxidant activity of gamma-oryzanol-loaded lipid nanoparticles.

In the present study gamma-oryzanol, an antioxidant, was incorporated into three different types of solid lipid: wax, triglycerides, a mixture of glycerides as solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and liquid lipid (Miglyol 812) as nanoemulsion (NE). Instability was found only from NE due to its significant increase in particle size and decreased entrapment efficiency (%EE) at a storage temperature of 45 degrees C. Solid lipid type in SLN plays an important role only on %EE, but not chemical stability.

Rheological and morphological characterizations on physical stability of gamma-oryzanol-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs).

In the present study, gamma-oryzanol was incorporated into glycerol behenate (Compritol 888 ATO) nanoparticles (SLNs) at 5 and 10% (w/w) of lipid phase. Increasing lipid phase concentration resulted in increased consistency and particle diameter of SLNs. Upon storage over 60 days at 4, 25 and 40 degrees C, the instability was observed by rheological analysis for all samples due to the formation of gelation.

Physicochemical characteristics, cytotoxicity, and antioxidant activity of three lipid nanoparticulate formulations of alpha-lipoic acid.

Exogenously supplied alpha-lipoic acid (LA) has proven to be effective as an antioxidant. In an effort to develop a water-soluble formulation for topical administration, LA was formulated in the form of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), nanostructure lipid carriers (NLC), and nanoemulsion (NE) and characterized in terms of physical and biological properties. Mean particle size of 113, 110, and 121 nm were obtained for NE, NLC, and SLN, respectively, with narrow size distribution.