Stubenrauch, Cosima (Prof. Dr.)Peng, Ke2021-11-192021-11-1920211778029221http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:93-opus-ds-118000http://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/handle/11682/11800http://dx.doi.org/10.18419/opus-11783Bicontinuous microemulsions gelled with a low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) have been found to be an orthogonally self-assembled system, i.e. the bicontinuous microstructure of the microemulsion and the fibrillar gel network form independently but simultaneously. Gelled non-toxic microemulsions have great potential to work as transdermal drug delivery systems because the non-toxic microemulsion provides optimum solubilization for drugs, while the gel network provides mechanical stability. In this work, we formulated gelled non-toxic bicontinuous microemulsions with an LMWG and investigated their formation via orthogonal self-assembly. Moreover, we provided a prototype for novel drug delivery systems.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess540doctoralThesis