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. 2013 Jul 20;8(3):105–112. doi: 10.17795/jjnpp-9373

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
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