Protonation state of a bioactive compound regulates its release from lamellar gel-phase bilayers

• Main Authors: Chng, Choon-Peng, Gupta, Shikhar, Huang, Changjin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Bioactive compounds; Gel
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/180789
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lamellar gel networks (LGNs) in personal care or pharmaceutical lotions and creams provide an opaque cream appearance and a creamy texture to these products. Within the LGNs, the lamellar gel (Lβ) phase composed of regularly spaced bilayers of surfactants and long-chain fatty alcohols is predominate...