It was found in this study that fluorinated microporous carbon aerogels with enhanced hydrophobicity could be successfully prepared by direct fluorination to separate water-in-oil emulsions at high flux. The fluorinated carbon aerogel (F-CA) surface treated by the fluorination method had a water contact angle of 151.2° and could immediately absorb oil. In addition, the unique network structure of F-CA and its hydrophobicity allow surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions to be effectively and simply separated under gravity without requiring external forces such as vacuum or pressurization. The network structure of F-CAs consists of randomly connected spherical particles that form fluorinated permeation channels, which induce high flux during emulsion separation. The F-CA spherical particles have nanosized pores and high hydrophobicity, which repel and trap water droplets to increase the separation purity. Therefore, F-CA exhibited excellent performance, such as high filtrate purity (up to 99.9954%) and flux (up to 11,710 L/m2h). Furthermore, F-CA reusability was demonstrated as it did not lose its hydrophobicity and maintained its performance even after repeated use. This type of aerogel has great potential to be utilized throughout various environmental fields, including oil remediation.

Effects of glutamic acid (Glu) and monosodium glutamate (MSG) on oxidative stability of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions with different emulsifier charges during riboflavin (RF) photosensitization were evaluated by analyzing headspace oxygen content and conjugated dienes. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), Tween 20, and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) were used as cationic, neutral, and anionic emulsifiers, respectively. Glu acted as an antioxidant in CTAB- and Tween-20-stabilized O/W emulsions during RF sensitization, whereas Glu acted as prooxidants in SDS-stabilized O/W emulsions in the dark. However, adding MSG did not have a constant impact on the degree of oxidation in O/W emulsions irrespective of the emulsifier charge. In RF-photosensitized O/W emulsions, the emulsifier charge had a greater influence on antioxidant properties of Glu than on those of MSG.

본 연구에서는 polyketone (PK)을 이용하여 전기방사 조건에 따른 섬유 형상의 특성 변화와 유수분리 가능성을 확인해 보았다. 고습과 저습 조건에서는 마이크론 직경의 섬유가 형성되었으며, 특히 고습에서는 섬유의 표면이 거칠게 변한 것이 확인되었다. 섬유 직경을 micro에서 nano로 변경하기 위하여 방사용액에 염을 추가하였으며, 그 결과 섬유 직경이 약 90% 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 제조된 rPK-LNC와 PK-H로 유수분리 특성을 확인하기 위해 oil/water 에멀션으로 중 력 조건에서 유수분리를 진행하였으며 total organic carbon (TOC)와 탁도를 측정하여 특성을 분석하였다. 제거율 확인결과 탁도가 TOC와 동일한 경향성을 나타내는 것이 확인되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 고분자의 방사조건과 염의 유무에 따른 분리막의 섬유 형상과 물리적 특성변화와 이를 이용한 유수분리 특성에 대해 연구하였다.

본 연구에서는 높은 항산화, 항염증, 피부 미백 및 멜라닌 생성억제 활성을 지닌 톱니모자반 추출물(학명 Sargassum serratifolium, ESS)의 저장 안정성을 향상시킬 목적으로 oil-in-water (O/W) 나노 에멀젼을 제조하였다. 톱 니모자반으로부터 추출되어 농축, 탈염 및 탈당 과정을 거친 ESS의 주성분은 지용성 성분으로 높은 항산화 활성 때문 에 산화가 쉽게 일어남으로써 기능성 화장품 소재로써의 단점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 이전의 연구에서 확립된 PEG 400, 폴리옥실 캐스터오일 (EL) 및 Poloxamer 407의 농도를 적용하여 MES가 함유된 O/W 나노에멀젼을 제조하였다. 확립된 조건에서 제조된 나노에멀젼의 평균 크기는 16 ~ 22 nm로 나타났으며, 나노에멀젼은 항산화, NO 생성억제 능, 멜라닌생석억제능 alc MMP-1 생성억제능이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 저장기간에 따른 이들 효능을 분석한 결과 5 사이클의 시간 변화에도 큰 차이가 없었으므로 장기간 저장에 따른 활성변화가 없음을 나타내었다.

본 연구에서는 우수한 미백 및 주름 개선 기능을 갖는 천연 유래 해초추출물 톱니모자반 추출물(학명 Sargassum serratifolium, MES)의 저장 안정성과 피부투과성을 향상시키는 목적으로 oil-in-water (O/W) 나노 에멀젼 구조를 적용하였으며 나노에멀젼에 대한 최적의 제조 조건을 연구하였다. 톱니모자반으로부터 추출되어 농축, 탈염 및 탈당 과정을 거친 MES의 주성분은 소수성의 활성성분으로 구성되어 있어 산화가 쉽게 일어나고 화장품 성분으로 사용하기에는 적합하지 않다. 본 연구에서는 PEG 400, 폴리옥실 캐스터오일 (EL), Poloxamer 407 등 다양한 계면활성 제와 첨가제 성분을 사용하여 MES가 함유된 O/W 나노에멀젼을 제조하였다. 그 과정에서 사용된 구성성분의 배합순 서와 화학적 조성 비율이 미치는 영향을 체계적으로 연구하였다. 최적화된 조건에서 제조된 나노에멀젼의 평균 크기는 20 ~ 30 nm 범위로 나타났으며, 시간 변화에 따른 나노에멀젼의 멜라닌 합성 억제 효율 성능은 5 사이클의 시간 변화에도 큰 차이가 없었다. 이것은 나노에멀젼의 우수한 장기간 저장 안정성과 피부투과성을 시사한다.

This study was carried out to produce stable evening primrose oil in water emulsion by using various emulsifier with HLB (8.6, 12, 16.7), concentration (0-45%) and emulsification methods such as high-speed emulsification (7,000 rpm, 2 min) and high-pressure homogenization (10,000 psi, 1 cycle). And then properties of evening primrose oil in water emulsion was evaluated with keeping at room temperature and 40oC during 28 days. Lower HLB 8.6 and high viscosity emulsifier added emulsions were not appropriate for high-pressure homogenization and were separated in a day. The optimum emulsification condition was HLB 12 and high-pressure homogenization (10,000 psi, 1 cycle) for evening primrose oil in water emulsion. These emulsions produced by optimum condition were not separated with the aqueous phase and the oil phase and they were nano-sized around 200 nm, higher zeta-potential (±mV), mono-polydispersed (<0.3), and less oxidized (<0.4) during 28 days.

세라마이드는 일반적으로 화장품 산업에서 피부의 보습 및 피부장벽강화에 도움을 주는 성분으로 많은 연구와 개발이 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 이번 연구에서는 일반적인 합성 세라마이드가 아닌 달맞이꽃오일에서 얻은 천연 세라마이드를 함유한 보습크림이 피부의 보습 및 경피수분손실량의 변화에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 확인하였다. 세라마이드를 함유한 보습크림이 세라마이드들 함유하지 않은 보습크림과 비교하여 피부보습력과 경피수분손실량에서 우수한 결과 값을 나타내었음을 확인하였다.

This study was performed to analyze a saltiness enhancement at the same salt content through multiple emulsion. We compared the samples with different conditions to determine the optimum stability conditions of water-in-oil through layer separation rate, microscopic observation and size analysis. Four electrolytes such as NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2 were used and agar contents ranged from 0 to 1% were experimented at different volume ratios including 5:5, 4:6, 3:7, 2:8, and 1:9 of water and oil. As a result of this study, the droplet size according to the electrolyte type did not show significant differences (p<0.05). Therefore, KCl was used to facilitate in-body excretion of NaCl in the outer water phase, and corn oil containing 8%(w/w) polyglycerol polyricinoleate was used as oil phase. When the volume ratio of water and oil was 3:7, 2:8, and 1:9, the layer separation rate was relatively slow and droplet size was also small. It reveals that the particle size becomes smaller as the water volume ratio decreases. However, considering the amount of water to be stored and eluted on the inner water, appropriate volume ratio of water and oil should be adopted to 3: 7. At Microscopic observation depending on agar concentrations, small particle size appeared at 0.2% and 0.4% agars. When the water and oil ratio was fixed at 3:7, the particle size was measured at 0.2% and 0.4% agar using a zeta sizer. In conclusion, the droplet size of 0.2% agar was smaller than 0.4%. Therefore, the most stable water-in-oil emulsion was obtained with 0.2% agar, when water to oil ratio was 3:7.

Curcumin is an active polyphenolic compound with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antitumor properties. Curcumin, however, is highly unstable under physiological conditions due to its low stability in acidic and alkaline conditions. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of enzyme-treated rice starch as a wall material on the stability of curcumin in oil-in-water emulsion under different pH conditions. The rice starch was treated using 4-a-glucanotransferase for different time periods and their molecular weight distribution was measured by HPSEC. Curcumin was encapsulated within lipid droplets of O/W emulsion prepared with Tween 20 and the modified rice starch in the aqueous phase at different concentrations (0, 2.5, 7.5 and 10 wt%). The temperature and pH stability of the system were determined respectively by measuring particle size, zeta potential and retention of the curcumin loaded in the emulsion after one-week storage in the solutions with different pH and temperature conditions. The average molecular weight of the modified starch decreased with treatment time. The 96h treated rice starch had the lowest molecular weight while the 1h treated starch mainly consisted of high molecular weight components. The storage temperature did not significantly influence the stability of curcumin emulsion. However, the particle size of the emulsion with modified starch slightly increased when stored at acidic pH condition, which might be attributed to starch aggregation. The curcumin retention was higher for the samples with the modified starch than the control at all concentrations. The pH stability of the curcumin was also higher than the control at all pH conditions. Specifically, the 1h treated starch showed the best performance regarding curcumin protection in emulsion, which might be attributed to the high viscosity that retarded the curcumin release. Further research needs to be conducted on the mechanism.

‘용매 이동 유도 상분리‘라는 신 기법을 이용하여 바이젤 중공사막을 개발했고 이를 물/기름 에멀젼 분리에 적용하였다. 바이젤막은 미세유체장치를 이용한 방사법을 통해 제조되며, 제조액으로는 실리카 나노입자가 분산된 삼성분계 혼 합액 (물/가교 가능한 단량체/ 에탄올)을 사용한다. 실리카 나노 입자의 양, 입자 표면을 개질하는 계면활성제의 양에 따라 표면층의 기공 크기 및 하부 층의 구조 변화를 살펴보았다. 바이젤 막의 장점은 후 코팅 공정을 거치지 않고도, 막 표면 전체를 실리카 입자 층으로 덮어 anti-fouling 효과를 보유한다는 점이다. 물/기름 에멀젼에서 순수 물을 얻는 정밀여과에 적용하였으며, 상용 폴리설폰 중공사막보다 우수한 oil rejection 및 투과도를 보여주었다.

캐나다 Alberta 지역의 Oil Sands는 bitumen과 crude oil을 대량 포함하고 있어 석유자원의 한정성을 대체할 수 있는 천연자원으로써 최근 Shale Gas와 함께 관심이 높아지는 추세이다. Oil Sands의 개발을 위해서는 extraction과 purification을 포함한 SAGD(steam-assisted gravity drainage) process를 거쳐야 하는데 이 과정에서 많은 양의 오염물을 포함하고 있는 OSPW(oil sands process-affected water)가 대량 발생하게 된다. 이를 위하여 캐나다 및 Alberta 주정부에서는 현재 다각적인 수처리 공정을 시도 하고 있으며, 그 중 분리막을 활용한 연구 내용 및 결과에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

The purposes of this research were to develop water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion (DE) for co-loading EGCG and piperine as its marker compounds, and to determine its physicochemical properties. Stable DE was produced based on our previous research. Briefly, for oil phase (O), olive oil, glycerol ester of wood rosin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, piperine, and for interior water phase (W1), deionized water, gelatin, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, and EGCG were mixed and heated up to 60°C. Thereafter, W1 was dispersed into O dropwisely followed by magnetic stirring, high-shear homogenization, and ultrasonication, respectively. Produced water-in-oil primary emulsion (PE) was rested at 4°C for 30 min. For exterior water phase (W2), deionized water, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate were mixed. Thereafter, PE was dispersed into W2 dropwisely followed by magnetic stirring, ultrasonication, and high pressure homogenization, respectively. The structure of DE was observed through optical and transmission electron microscopy. And the influence of applying time of high pressure homogenization on the stability of DE was determined. Also, in vitro release characteristics of DE was investigated by using HPLC. Optimized stable DE would be an attractive delivery system for co-loading both hydrophilic and lipophilic bioactive compounds simultaneously. And, once developed, it can be applied to the various food applications such as beverage in a wide range of formulations.

Nanoemulsions are actively used in several applications for pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical industries. In this study, we propose the use of microfluidizer known as high pressure homogenizer to prepare lipid nanoemulsion as a potent cosmetic delivery carrier. The lipid nanoemulsions were prepared by O/W emulsion with hydrogenated lecithin and different type of oils. Effects of oil type on the stability of the lipid nanoemulsion were investigated with Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and Zeta-potential. Arbutin was used as model drug for transdermal administration through hairless mouse skin. Transdermal arbutin delivery using the lipid nanoemulsions was studied with HPLC method.

Ginsenosides are sensitive to various factors such as pH, temperature, ionic strength, etc. However, powdery form of ginseng is good to preserve ginsenosides in it compared to the extracted form. In addition, the ginseng powder can provide pickering effect to control emulsion stability as a substitute of emulsifier forming wall on the surface of oil. A ginseng pickering emulsions was prepared by mixing, MCT oil, polysorbate 80 and ginseng. Thereafter, to homogenize the emulsions magnetic stirrer, homogenizer and ultra sonicator were used. The physicochemical properties, stability, and bioaccessibility of the ginseng pickering emulsion were investigated. Both particle size and polydisperse index of the ginseng pickering emulsion were constant as time elapsed. However, pH and zeta-potential of the ginseng pickering emulsion decreased over time. Moreover, to find out the proper amount of ginseng powder, different ginseng powder weights were added to sample respectively and the physiochemical characteristics were measured. The pH and zeta-potential value tended to decrease following increase of amount of ginseng powder. This result is impacted to food quality and it could be used as a preliminary result in the development of food product.

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of weighting agent (WA) and high pressure homogenization (HPH) on the stability of water-in-oil-in-water double emulsion (DE). To prepare oil phase (O), olive oil, glycerol ester of wood rosin (WA; variable 1), and polyglycerol polyricinoleate (lipophilic emulsifier), and for interior water phase (W1), deionized water, gelatin, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, and green tea extract(core material) were mixed and heated. When temperature of O and W1 reached up to 60℃, W1 was dispersed into O dropwisely followed by magnetic stirring at 1500 rpm for 2 min (O:W1=3:1). By applying homogenization at 4000 rpm for 2 min followed by ultrasonication for 4 min, water-in-oil primary emulsion (PE) was produced. And resting PE at 4℃ for 30 min was followed. For exterior water phase (W2), deionized water, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, and polysorbate 80 (hydrophilic emulsifier) were mixed. When temperature of PE reached at room temperature (24 ± 2℃), PE was dispersed into W2 dropwisely followed by magnetic stirring at 1500 rpm for 15 min (PE:W2=1:3). By applying ultrasonication for 2 min followed by HPH at 500 bar for 1 to 3 times (variable 2), DE was produced. When DE was freshly produced, phase separation occurred at different period of time depending on whether variable 1 and 2 were applied or not (from 5 min to more than a day). The structure of DE was observed through optical and transmission electron microscopy. And relationship between the mean size of oil droplets and the occurring time of phase separation was studied. DE can be used as an appropriate delivery system for co-loading both hydrophilic and lipophilic bioactive compounds simultaneously, and promoting industrialization as well by applying it to food products, for example, beverage.

This study is related to the developing method of a transparent sunscreen cosmetic which has waterproofing property and no white turbidity when applied to skin. The transparent sunscreen is prepared by exploiting refractive index difference between oil-phase and water-phase of water-in-oil(W/O) emulsion. The sunscreen according to this study is prepared as a W/O type emulsion so that it is water-stable and water resistance. Also, the stability of W/O type emulsion is developed by adjusting the content of oil phase part and water phase part. As a result of this studying, the transparent W/O emulsion is prepared by adjusting the refractive index of oil-phase and water-phase within 0.004 and it is found that the stability of the transparent sunscreen is increasing when the water phase part is over 75% (w/w) of the W/O emulsion.Through clinical test of transparent sunscreen, the value of sun protection Factor(SPF) and Protection Factor of UVA(PFA) were determined. SPF and PFA values of transparent sunscreen were indicated 30.99±1.65 and 3.01±0.30.

본 연구에서는 농축유청단백질을 이용하여 내부젤화 방법으로 나노크기(<~200 nm)의 W1/O/W2 다중 에멀젼을 제조하고, 제조 공정요인(가교제인 CaCl2 농도, 초음파처리, 유화제)에 따른 나노다중에멀젼의 형태학적, 물리화학적(입자크기, 다분산지수, 제타전위) 특성 평가와 모델 유식품(우유, 요구르트, 치즈)을 이용한 저장 안정성을 연구하였다. 나노다중에멀젼의 형태학적 특성은 투과전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였으며 물리화학적 특성 및 유식품 저장 안정성 평가는 입도분석기를 이용하여 수행되었다. 실험 결과 가교제인 CaCl2을 첨가함에 따라 다중에멀젼의 크기가 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소하였으며, 이용된 CaCl2 모든 농도(0, 4, 6, 8 mM)에서 음전하를 지닌 다중에멀젼은 다분산지수 0.2 이하의 균질의 입자 분포를 지니고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 투과전자현미경을 이용하여 관찰한 결과, ~ 180 nm 크기의 내부에 오일상이 포함된 구형의 나노다중에멀젼이 성공적으로 제조되었음을 확인하였다. 초음파 처리시 다중에멀젼 크기는 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소하였으며, 다분산지수 0.2 이하의 나노다중에멀젼이 생성됨을 확인하였다. 또한 수상 내 유화제 첨가 시 입자크기가 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소하였고, 다분산지수 0.2 이하의 나노다중에멀젼이 생성됨을 확인하였다. 모델 유식품 저장 환경에서의 안정성 평가 결과 14일 동안 나노다중에멀젼은 물리화학적 안정성을 유지하였으며, 결과적으로 농축유청단백질 나노다중에멀젼은 유식품 적용성이 뛰어남을 확인하였다.