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. 2017 Apr 20;5:e3171. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3171

Table 1. Polydispersity index (PDI), average diameter for monomodal samples and relative importance of the different components of the size distribution for bimodal samples.

Notice the error corresponds to the standard deviation of different measurements.

EOC Nanoemulsion PDI Average Diameter –Size distribution (nm)
Eugenola 0.090  ±  0.002 17.8 ± 0.1
Eucalyptola 0.200 ± 0.002 22.2 ± 0.4
Geraniola 0.120 ± 0.001 24.3 ± 0.1
Linaloola 0.130 ± 0.002 20.9 ± 0.1
α −terpineola 0.130 ± 0.006 19.8 ± 0.1
Citronellola 0.150 ± 0.002 22.6 ± 0.1
Nonyl alcoholb 0.350 ± 0.007 Peak 1: 25.0 ± 0.6 (82%) Peak 2: 1106 ± 3.6 (18%)
Thymolb 0.830 ± 0.008 Peak 1: 19.9 ± 1.2 (43%) Peak 2: 270 ± 2.5 (57%)
Mentholb 0.600 ± 0.004 Peak 1: 24.2 ± 0.7 (62%) Peak 2: 612 ± 1.2 (38%)
Carvacrolb 0.520 ± 0.003 Peak 1: 20.0 ± 0.9 (51%) Peak 2: 216 ± 0.7 (49%)
Poloxamer 407b 0.179 ± 0.008 Peak 1: 5.5 ± 0.2 (10%) Peak 2: 43 ± 1.6 (90%)

Notes.

Distribution type:

a

Monodisperse sample.

b

Polydisperse sample. Poloxamer 407: Poloxamer aqueous solutions (5 wt%).