• HLB Value Gap Effects of Polyglyceryl Type Surfactant on MCT Oil-in-Water Emulsions

  • Seung Bum Lee, Se Mi Park, and Young-Bong Choi*,**,†

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin 16890, Korea
    *Department of Chemistry, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University,
    119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 31116, Korea
    **Department of Cosmedical Materials, College of Bio-convergence, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 31116, Korea

  • 폴리글리세릴계 계면활성제의 HLB값 차이에 따른 MCT Oil-in-Water 유화액의 유화 특성

  • 이승범 · 박세미 · 최영봉*,**,†

  • 단국대학교 화학공학과, *단국대학교 화학과, **단국대학교 코스메디컬소재학과

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(5): 704-717

    Published online Sep 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.5.704
  • Received on Apr 30, 2026
  • Revised on Jun 25, 2026
  • Accepted on Jul 8, 2026

Correspondence to

  • oung-Bong Choi

  • *Department of Chemistry, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University,
    119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 31116, Korea
    **Department of Cosmedical Materials, College of Bio-convergence, Dankook University, 119 Dandae-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungnam 31116, Korea

  • E-mail: chem0404@dankook.ac.kr