Table III.
Particle Size Distribution, Mean Particle Size, Polydispersity Index (P.I) Entrapment Efficiency (E.E %), and Zeta Potential Values of Different Nanostructured Lipid Carriers
| Formulation code | Mean volume distribution (μm ± SD) | P.I. | EE% ± SD | Zeta potential ± SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d 10% | d 50% | d 90% | Mean particle size (μm ± SD) | ||||
| NLC1 | 0.201 | 0.304 | 0.402 | 0.327 ± 0.03 | 0.594 | 78.8 ± 2.6 | −14.00 ± 0.5 |
| NLC2 | 0.235 | 0.407 | 0.743 | 0.461 ± 0.03 | 0.528 | 79.2 ± 1.9 | −13.90 ± 1.0 |
| NLC3 | 0.154 | 0.208 | 0.282 | 0.213 ± 0.05 | 0.641 | 85.2 ± 1.3 | −21.03 ± 1.2 |
| NLC4 | 0.195 | 0.313 | 0.593 | 0.366 ± 0.09 | 0.558 | 93.7 ± 3.2 | −19.30 ± 0.6 |
| NLC5 | 0.411 | 0.670 | 1.103 | 0.725 ± 0.08 | 0.583 | 77.9 ± 2.4 | −29.70 ± 1.8 |
| NLC6 | 0.360 | 0.708 | 1.339 | 0.797 ± 0.10 | 0.479 | 74.9 ± 3.0 | −18.80 ± 0.8 |
| NLC7 | 0.155 | 0.225 | 0.652 | 0.413 ± 0.06 | 0.597 | 82.6 ± 1.4 | −16.70 ± 0.5 |
| NLC8 | 0.204 | 0.405 | 0.941 | 0.501 ± 0.02 | 0.454 | 80.2 ± 1.5 | −10.60 ± 0.3 |