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Sucrose ester surfactants: current understanding and emerging perspectives
Diana Cholakova, Slavka Tcholakova
Sucrose esters (SEs), derived from sucrose and fatty acids, are biodegradable and non-toxic surfactants increasingly favored as substitutes for petrochemically-synthesized ones in…
Salt-induced gelation of nonionic sucrose ester dispersions
Diana Cholakova, Nevena Pagureva, Monika Hristova +1
The dispersions of nonionic sucrose ester surfactants in water exhibit a highly negative zeta-potential, though its origin remains controversial. The addition of electrolytes to th…
Polymorphic phase transitions in bulk triglyceride mixtures
Diana Cholakova, Slavka Tcholakova, Nikolai Denkov
Triacylglycerols (TAGs) are among the most important ingredients in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Many physical properties of such products, incl. morphology, texture…
Flow reactor for preparation of lipid nanoparticles via temperature variations
I. Lesov, D. Glushkova, D. Cholakova +4
Lipid nanoemulsions and nanosuspensions are used as flavor carriers and bubble stabilizers in soft drinks and foods, as well as delivery vehicles for lipophilic drugs in pharmaceut…
Self-emulsification in chemical and pharmaceutical technologies
D. Cholakova, Z. Vinarov, S. Tcholakova +1
The interest in the low energy self-emulsification techniques has exploded in the recent years, driven by three main trends: by the transition to "greener" technologies in both its…
Rheological properties of rotator and crystalline phases of alkanes
Diana Cholakova, Krastina Tsvetkova, Slavka Tcholakova +1
Linear long-chain organic molecules are known to form lamellar intermediate phases (called also rotator phases) between their fully ordered crystalline phases and their isotropic l…