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To review the physicochemical mechanisms and principles by which chitosan functions as an emulsifier and electrosteric stabilizer in oil-in-water systems.

July 11, 2013Food Reviews International

The Role of Chitosan in Emulsion Formation and Stabilization

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UKUtai KlinkesornKasetsart University

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Review demonstrates electrosteric stabilization mechanisms of polycationic chitosan in oil-water emulsions, highlighting environmental conditions that govern interfacial stability.

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To review the physicochemical mechanisms and principles by which chitosan functions as an emulsifier and electrosteric stabilizer in oil-in-water systems.
Synthesized literature on the interfacial behavior and adsorption kinetics of chitosan at oil-water boundaries.
Evaluated stabilization pathways, including protective interfacial film formation, continuous-phase viscosity enhancement, and electrostatic interactions with co-surfactants.
Chitosan stabilizes emulsions by adsorbing at the oil-water interface, boosting bulk viscosity, and forming electrosteric barriers with surfactants, proteins, or polysaccharides.
Interfacial outcomes shift between stable electrosteric dispersion and droplet flocculation depending on chitosan concentration, biopolymer properties, system pH, and solution ionic strength.

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Utai Klinkesorn (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dbcb4878a3e0e2886859be https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2013.818013

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Review demonstrates electrosteric stabilization mechanisms of polycationic chitosan in oil-water emulsions, highlighting environmental conditions that govern interfacial stability.

The Role of Chitosan in Emulsion Formation and Stabilization

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The Role of Chitosan in Emulsion Formation and Stabilization

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