Table 2.
Vesicle size of niosomes.
| Batch code | Size of niosome in μm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without shaking VS ± SD* |
PI* | With shaking VS ± SD |
PI | After sonication VS ± SD |
PI | |
| ES60A | 31.76 ± 1.41 | 0.04 | 28.27 ± 1.52 | 0.05 | 22.29 ± 1.96 | 0.08 |
| ES60B | 33.19 ± 1.42 | 0.04 | 30.17 ± 1.98 | 0.06 | 23.41 ± 1.52 | 0.06 |
| ES60C | 35.88 ± 1.96 | 0.05 | 31.39 ± 0.96 | 0.03 | 25.82 ± 2.22 | 0.08 |
| ES60D | 24.10 ± 1.49 | 0.06 | 21.30 ± 1.06 | 0.05 | 16.02 ± 1.35 | 0.08 |
| ES60E | 26.38 ± 1.52 | 0.05 | 23.84 ± 1.79 | 0.07 | 17.06 ± 1.16 | 0.06 |
| ES60F | 29.00 ± 1.22 | 0.04 | 25.55 ± 1.16 | 0.04 | 21.20 ± 1.17 | 0.05 |
| ES60G | 20.13 ± 2.33 | 0.11 | 16.67 ± 1.76 | 0.10 | 12.46 ± 0.78 | 0.06 |
| ES60H | 22.31 ± 2.30 | 0.10 | 19.96 ± 2.19 | 0.11 | 13.15 ± 0.89 | 0.06 |
| ES60I | 23.90 ± 1.54 | 0.06 | 20.65 ± 1.78 | 0.08 | 14.92 ± 1.42 | 0.09 |
*Mean of three separate observations ± standard deviation.
SD: standard deviation.
VS: mean vesicle size in μm.
PI: polydispersity index obtained as PI = (SD/VS).