아스타잔틴을 포함하는 수중유형 형태의 나노에멀젼을 고압균질기를 이용하여 제조하였다. 이에 유화조건, 유화제 종류, 유화제 농도 그리고 아스타잔틴 농도에 따라 최적화를 되었다. 나노에멀젼의 안정성은 제타포텐셜, FF-SEM, 입도분석기, 색차계를 이용하여 측정하였다. 제조된 아스타잔틴 나노에멀젼의 입도는 160 ~ 190 nm로 균일하였으며 레시친에 의한 나노에멀젼 보다 glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate에 의한 나노에멀젼이 더욱 안정하고 균일한 입도분포를 가졌다. 아스타잔틴의 봉입도는 HPLC, FF-SEM을 이용하여 확인 하였으며, 제형 구성 후 보관조건에서의 안정도 및 제타 포텐셜 값도 -41의 우수한 결과를 나타내었다.
Oil in water nanoemulsion of astaxanthin was prepared by high pressure homogenization. The emulsifying conditions including emulsifier type, concentration and astaxanthin concentration were optimized. Stability of nanoemulsion was measured using zetasizer, freeze-fracture scanning electron microscope (FF-SEM), particle analyzer and colorimeter. The mean diameter of the dispersed particles containing astaxanthin ranged from 160 to 190 nm. Size distribution was unimodal and extended from 40 to 200 nm. The nanoemulsion prepared by glyceryl citrate/lactate/linoleate/oleate had smaller particle size and narrow size distribution. Stable incorporation of astaxanthin in nanoemulsion was performed and checked using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), freeze-fracture scanning electron microscope (FF-SEM). Physical stability of nanoemulsion was not significantly changed during storage at both light and thermal condition for a month with zeta potential value of -41 mV meaning stable colloid.
