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problems can be controlled by double<br />

emulsion encapsulation 4,10,13 . The<br />

aim of this work was to prepare a<br />

W/O/W double emulsion containing<br />

biglicined iron in its internal acuose<br />

phase.<br />

MATERIALS AND METHODS<br />

The double emulsion was prepared at<br />

20°C in two steps 11,14 .<br />

Primary emulsion: 9 ml of biglicined<br />

iron solution were slowly added to a<br />

mixture of 1 ml of mineral oil and<br />

sorbitan monooleate (SPAN 80 at 2,<br />

17 and 32%) in a Polyscience<br />

homogenizer at 25000 rpm during 30<br />

min.<br />

Secondary emulsion: The primary<br />

emulsion was dispersed in deionized<br />

water using a magnetic stirrer at 600<br />

rpm. Hydroxipropil cellulose was<br />

added as thickener. Sodium Lauril<br />

Sulfate (SLS) was evaluated as<br />

emulsifying agent at 0.1, 1 and 10 of<br />

the Critic Micelle Concentration<br />

(CMC=8 E-03 Mol/l).<br />

The primary and secondary<br />

emulsions were analyzed using 100X<br />

immersion lens in an optical<br />

microscopic (National) equipped with<br />

digital camera and software for data<br />

analysis.<br />

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION<br />

The inverse emulsion (W/O) obtained<br />

(fig. 1) was a cuasimonodisperse<br />

emulsion of biglicined iron with<br />

diameter drops of 0.25-0.47 mm.<br />

Figure 2 shows the double emulsion<br />

structure obtained with 2% of SPAN<br />

80 in the primary emulsion. The<br />

emulsion W/O was highly<br />

a)<br />

b)<br />

c)<br />

Fig. 1. Primary W/O Emulsion obtained with:<br />

a) 2%; b) 17%; c) 32% Span80<br />

viscous and it was very difficult to<br />

disperse. A cluster of the primary<br />

emulsion surrounded by water is<br />

appreciated in this figure. The<br />

aggregate was bigger at lower

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