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Delivery System Handbook for Personal Care and Cosmetic Products: Technology, Applications and Formulations

Book information

Publisher
William Andrew
Year
2006
ISBN
9780815515043, 0815515049
Open Library ID
OL8048885M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17705918 bytes)
Series
Personal Care and Cosmetic Technology
Pages
1091\1091
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-11-09 02:42:13

Description

Directed towards those developing new technologies in the personal skin care, pharmaceutical, and food industries, as well as their marketing personnel, this volume presents 45 chapters detailing the theory and practice behind as many products, written by those who developed them. The chapters are grouped into basic subjects, including skin fundamentals-which contains three chapters on topical delivery systems, and the physiology and penetration pathways of the skin; encapsulation, with a focus on various microencapsulation techniques; liposomes; particles; emulsions; foams; silicons; and structured systems. Most chapters include tables detailing their formulations, with a list of the associated patents. The authors are scientists with various corporations worldwide.

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