Introduction

Leong, Thomas Seak Hou; Manickam, Sivakumar; Martin, Gregory J. O.; Li, Wu; Ashokkumar, Muthupandian

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73491-0_1

Thomas Seak Hou Leong^6,9,
Sivakumar Manickam⁷,
Gregory J. O. Martin^6,8,
Wu Li^6,9 &
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Muthupandian Ashokkumar^6,9

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An emulsion is a dispersion of two immiscible liquids, combined together to form a semi-stable mixture. This chapter will briefly introduce the main classes of emulsions and the mechanisms of ultrasound that enable efficient production of emulsions.

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ARC Dairy Innovation Hub, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Thomas Seak Hou Leong, Gregory J. O. Martin, Wu Li & Muthupandian Ashokkumar
Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (NATAM), Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Malaysia
Sivakumar Manickam
Department of Chemical Engineering and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Gregory J. O. Martin
School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Thomas Seak Hou Leong, Wu Li & Muthupandian Ashokkumar

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Leong, T.S.H., Manickam, S., Martin, G.J.O., Li, W., Ashokkumar, M. (2018). Introduction. In: Ultrasonic Production of Nano-emulsions for Bioactive Delivery in Drug and Food Applications. SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73491-0_1

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Published: 22 February 2018
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