Table 1 Series of surfactants added to the organic phase to investigate the stability of W/O/W emulsion droplets.

From: One-to-one encapsulation based on alternating droplet generation

 

Surfactant added to the organic phase

Hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) value

(a)

None

(b)

1% (w/w) SPAN 85

1.8

(c)

1% (w/w) SY-Glyster CRS-75

3

(d)

1% (w/w) SPAN 80

4.3

(e)

1% (w/w) SPAN 80 + 0.5% (w/w) SY-Glyster CRS-75

4.3, 3