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. 2022 May 27;70(22):6573–6590. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c07893

Table 3. Formulations and Operational Conditions Applied for Production of Saponin-Based Nanoemulsions Using High Energy Devices.

  O/W % wt. saponin % wt. coarse emulsion pressure/N of cycles or power/time/pulse ref
Microfluidization 1/99–50/50 (10/90 is the most common) 0.1–10% (2% is the most common) High-speed blender for 1–5 min using 6000–24000 rpm (there are works that apply directly microfluidizer75,76,139,149,150) 50–150 MPa for 1–8 cycles (4 is the most common) (2), (67), (143), (144) ,149156, (71), (157161)(7476), (78), (79), (139), (142)
High-Pressure Homogenization 5/95–30/70 (10/90 is the most common) 0.1–5% (1% is the most common) High-speed blender for 1–5 min using 5000–15000 rpm 20–170 MPa for 1–10 cycles (4 is the most common) (15), (16), (141), (162166), (17), (20), (23), (68), (69), (88), (94), (140)
Ultrasonication 3/97–30/70 (10/90 is the most common) 0.5–10% (2% is the most common) High-speed blender for 1–5 min using 6000–24000 rpm (there are works that apply directly sonication70,167,168) Bath and Probe sonication, 10–600 W, 2–50 min, 5–30 s pulse on/off (13), (70), (90), (95), (167172)