Table 3. pH, Viscosity, Particle Size, Conductivity, Zeta Potential, Refractive Index and PI of Selected Dexamethasone Microemulsions (Mean ± SD, n = 3) .
Formulation | pH | Viscosity, cps | Mean Particle Size, nm | Conductivity, ms/cm | Zeta Potential, mV | Refractive Index | Polydispersity Index |
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MED-1 | 7.10 ± 0.72 | 69 ± 1.08 | 11.3 ± 2.1 | 0.0881 ± 0.0021 | -0.808 | 1.441 ± 0.41 | 0.363 ± 0.25 |
MED-2 | 7.04 ± 0.41 | 91 ± 1.05 | 16.3 ± 3.5 | 0.0810 ± 0.0015 | -1.35 | 1.443 ± 0.53 | 0.358 ± 0.22 |
MED-3 | 7.15 ± 1.32 | 184 ± 0.61 | 14 ± 2.8 | 0.0864 ± 0.0025 | -3.24 | 1.441 ± 1.64 | 0.363 ± 0.1 |
MED-4 | 7.22 ± 0.58 | 206 ± 1.24 | 159 ± 7.2 | 0.0668 ± 0.0017 | -3.41 | 1.446 ± 1.12 | 0.366 ± 0.2 |
MED-5 | 6.41 ± 0.77 | 57 ± 0.74 | 7.16 ± 2.3 | 0.0852 ± 0.0022 | -2.41 | 1.443 ± 1.86 | 0.363 ± 0.1 |
MED-6 | 6.56 ± 1.12 | 70 ± 0.44 | 9.37 ± 3.1 | 0.0693 ± 0.0004 | -0.331 | 1.445 ± 0.82 | 0.353 ± 0.1 |
MED-7 | 6.73 ± 0.92 | 177 ± 0.57 | 6.41 ± 2 | 0.0706 ± 0.0002 | -0.177 | 1.444 ± 0.49 | 0.363 ± 0.2 |
MED-8 | 7.10 ± 0.67 | 159 ± 0.83 | 5.09 ± 1.2 | 0.0893 ± 0.0014 | -1.63 | 1.447 ± 1.25 | 0.363 ± 0.18 |