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. 2009 Feb 24;10(1):199. doi: 10.1208/s12249-009-9198-1

Table IV.

Thermotropic Attributes of T2 Endothermic Transition of Excised Rat Epidermis after Treatment with A. racemosus, Chitosan, or their Mixture

Treatment Endothermic transition (T 2) Tm
ΔH (Jg−1) Decrease in ΔH (%)
0.5% w/v AR 21.59 ± 0.85 44.398 ± 0.79 68.02 ± 0.31
1% w/v AR 21.98 ± 0.24 43.39 ± 0.32 68.12 ± 0.44
2.5% w/v AR 21.9 ± 0.18 43.6 ± 0.25 70.51 ± 0.28
5% w/v AR 21.03 ± 0.72 45.84 ± 0.86 64.14 ± 0.39
10% w/v AR 9.14 ± 0.46 76.46 ± 0.51 66.26 ± 0.47
AR (1% w/v)–CTN (1% w/v) mixture No endotherm was observed
CTN (1% w/v) 17.08 ± 0.28 56 ± 0.34 73.04 ± 0.43