Table 3.
Ingredients of the prepared nanoparticles and their size analyses
| Sample | Chitosan (%) | TPP1 (%) | L. citriodora EO | Citral | tween 20 (%) | Particle size (nm) | SPAN2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.16 | _ | 0.24 | 403 | 0.98 |
| 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | _ | 0.16 | 0.24 | 267 | 0.96 |
| 3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | _ | _ | 0.24 | 245 | 0.99 |
| 4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.16 | _ | 0.24 | 391 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | _ | 0.16 | 0.24 | 275 | 0.97 |
| 6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | _ | _ | 0.24 | 238 | 1.2 |
| 7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.16 | _ | 0.24 | 667 | 1.4 |
| 8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | _ | 0.16 | 0.24 | 708 | 1.4 |
| 9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | _ | _ | 0.24 | 532 | 0.99 |
| 10 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.16 | _ | 0.24 | 258 | 1.7 |
| 11 | 0.2 | 0.4 | _ | 0.16 | 0.24 | 202 | 0.99 |
| 12 | 0.2 | 0.4 | _ | _ | 0.24 | 146 | 0.98 |
| 13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.16 | _ | 0.24 | 94 | 0.98 |
| 14 | 0.2 | 0.2 | _ | 0.16 | 0.24 | 35 | 0.94 |
| 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | _ | _ | 0.24 | 30 | 0.97 |
1Tripolyphosphate. 2Particle size distribution (value < 1 has a narrow distribution)