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Advances in the use of microgels as emulsion stabilisers and as a strategy for cellulose functionalisation

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CELLULOSE
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 647-670

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DOI: 10.1007/s10570-020-03595-8

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Cellulose; Microgel; Stabiliser; Emulsion; Ionic liquid

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  1. Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/L015536/1]

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Microgel particles, particularly cellulose microgels, have shown promise as alternative emulsion stabilisers with environmental advantages. The ability of microgels to swell and rearrange on interfaces makes them suitable for long-term stabilization in various industries. However, challenges such as cellulose insolubility and surface activity hinder their full potential as emulsion stabilisers.
Microgel particles have recently emerged as an alternative route to emulsion stabilisation. Classed as soft colloidal particles, their ability to swell to differing degrees in certain solvents and to rearrange once attached to an interface makes them highly suitable for systems requiring long-term stabilization, such as formulations in the food, agricultural, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Microgels made with biocompatible polymers such as proteins and polysaccharides in particular offer an environmental advantage and currently form a very active area of research. Cellulose, being a natural, biodegradable polymer, is an attractive ingredient for gels and microgels. However, its use as a functional material is often somewhat hindered by its insolubility in water and most other organic solvents. Furthermore, the surface activity of cellulose has proven difficult to harness and therefore its ability to act as an emulsion stabiliser has been almost exclusively applied to oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, with very few reports on its water in oil (W/O) activity. This review aims to summarise some of the recent progress made in the microgel field including their ability to act as emulsion stabilisers, with a focus on cellulose microgels (CMGs). A brief overview of cellulose processing is also given, describing the dissolution and reprecipitation routes used to functionalise cellulose without covalent modification and the potential for cellulose particles and CMGs to act as O/W and W/O emulsion stabilisers.

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