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EPSRC Reference:	GR/M06314/01
Title:	DIELECTRIC & RHEOLOGICAL MONITORING OF COLD PROCESSED SEMI-SOLID EMULSION SYSTEMS
Principal Investigator:	Craig, Professor D
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Project Partners:	Stiefel Pharmaceuticals T A Instruments Ltd Unilever
Department:	Unknown
Organisation:	UCL
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 June 1998	Ends:	31 March 1999	Value (£):	80,355
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Complex fluids & soft solids Rheology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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A number of recent reports, including work from our group, have indicated that silicone emulsifiers may be used to manufacture semi-solid w/o emulsions at low concentrations and low (room) temperatures. In this invesitgation, we intend to examine the effects of processing variables on the cream structure. In parallel to this, we intend to develop the combined use of rheological and dielectric techniques as a means of assessing the structure of the creams following on from work conducted during a previous Soft Solids project, with a particular view to developing an on-line dielectric monitoring device. We also intend to develop the use of differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy and high sensitivity DSC as further supplementary techniques.
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