Pickering emulsion technology and its application progress in volatile oil of Chinese materia medica / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Pickering emulsion, a kind of emulsion stabilized only by solid particles, has become a new research hotspot of chemistry, material science and medicine industry, because it can be used to prepare the emulsions with superior stability, low toxicity and biocompatibility, which are useful to improve the stability and bioavailability of Chinese materia medica (CMM) volatile oils. This review presented recent systematic studies, characteristics of Pickering emulsion and its applications in CMM volatile oils in recent years, in order to provide basis for the application of Pickering emulsification technology in CMM volatile oils.