preparation of schizophyllan based nanogel via modified inverse mini-emulsion technique

Nanogels are swollen nanosized networks consisting of polymer chains hydrophilic or amphiphilic#in present study nanogels were developed from schizophyllan by a modified inverse mini-emulsion technique# the synthesis process was conducted in the absence of both toxic cross-linker and organic solvent# stable inverse mini-emulsions were prepared by sonication of noncontinuous aqueous phase (schizophyllan in water) in a continuous organic phase (span 80 and tween 80 dissolved in coconut oil)# cross-linking occurred in presence of oxidized sucrose during the formation of inverse mini-emulsoin# nanogels obtained via inverse emulsion technique were characterized by dls# the resuls showed that by increasing the concentration of surfactant a decrease in the size of nangels will occure#