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Figure 6.14 Formation of solid fi lms from ISAsome-loaded hydrogels: (a) A 6-well
plate mold that generates hydrogel fi lms; each well has 30 mm diameter and 5 mm
depth. About 3 ml hydrogel mixture was placed in each well. When dried, this afforded
a thin fi lm of ca. 0.5 mm thickness. Polypropylene and aluminum bases were used for

drying KC and MC fi lms, respectively, at lower and higher temperature. (b) Illustration
of the compacting of the hydrogel network, which immobilizes the ISAsomes.
(c) Rehydration restores the ISAsomes, as indicated by the increased turbidity of
the fi lm.

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6.6 WATER-IN-OIL NANOSTRUCTURED EMULSIONS WITH
LIQUID CRYSTALLINE OIL PHASES

As discussed above, ISAsomes are kinetically stabilized O/W emulsions
that require some kind of stabilizer extra to the primary lipid-surfactant
component. ISAsomes are primarily dispersed LC phases in water that take