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. 2023 Feb 3;15(3):782. doi: 10.3390/polym15030782

Table 2.

Influence of pH on liposome stability.

pH Value Stability Measurements Testing Time Active Compounds Encapsulated in Liposomes Bibliography
3, 4.3, 5, 7 50%, 80%, 80%, 80 retention rates 21 days Betacyanin [48]
5.5, 6.0, 6.4, 7.4 Not available 30 min Doxorubicin hydrochloride [58]
5.5, 7.4 Cationic liposomes 63.6%, nontargeting liposomes 28.1%, pH-sensitive liposomes 35.6%—release rate in neutral pH 7.4 4 h for acidic conditions, 24 h for alkaline conditions Afatinib [46]
2.5, 5.0, 7.4 55%, 43%, 34% encapsulation efficiency post-incubation 6 h Curcumin [59]
4.5, 7.4, 10.5 Completely degraded at day 18 acidic, neutral conditions, degraded at day 30 alkaline conditions 30 days Silver sulfadiazine [48]
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 >80% acidic conditions retention rate,
<50% neutral and alkaline conditions retention rate
30 days Curcumin [45]