A scalable and eco-friendly carbohydrate-based oleogelator for vitamin E controlled delivery.

ABSTRACT: Supramolecular oleogels, in which low-molecular weight oleogelators self-assemble into various nanostructures through non-covalent interactions, have witnessed increasing research activity in various fields of science, including food, cosmetics or remediation of marine oil spills. Herein, we report a simple scalable and environmentally friendly carbohydrate-based oleogelator, namely, the sodium salt of N,N'-dimethyl β-C glucosyl barbiturate (GlcBMe) that self-assembles through sonication to induce the gelation of polar organic solvent and later of non-polar vegetable oils by cationic exchange with quaternary ammonium surfactants. Water-soluble GlcBMe was capable of forming self-assembled fibrillar network bridging insoluble particles in the oil by sonication in the pre

SUBMITTER: Fragal EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11775502 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature