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. 2016 Sep 7;9(9):761. doi: 10.3390/ma9090761

Table 2.

Average sizes of various microemulsion formulations. Each formulation contains 2 wt % surfactant, 1 wt % glycerol, and different amounts of tributyrin or ethyl caproate.

(1) Mixed Surfactant Systems Consisting of Pannox 74 and Tween 80
Mixed Surfactant (w/w) (Pannox 74Pannox 74+Tween 80) Oil Content Aggregate Size (nm)
After 1 Day After 7 Days
0.2 0.3 wt % tributyrin 81.4 258.0
0.4 0.3 wt % tributyrin 79.2 87.2
0.5 0.3 wt % tributyrin 109.0 104.0
0.6 0.3 wt % tributyrin 87.5 240.0
0.8 0.3 wt % tributyrin 119.0 261.0
0.2 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 96.6 110.5
0.4 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 66.8 88.8
0.5 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 59.4 63.4
0.6 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 106.9 116.8
(2) Mixed Surfactant Systems Consisting of Pannox 74 and Cremophor EL
Mixed Surfactant (w/w) (Pannox 74Pannox 74+Cremophor EL) Oil Content Aggregate Size (nm)
After 1 Day After 7 Days
0.4 0.3 wt % tributyrin 188.8 216.9
0.5 0.3 wt % tributyrin 170.5 206.4
0.6 0.3 wt % tributyrin 270.2 274.9
0.4 0.5 wt % tributyrin 185.6 19 6.3
0.5 0.5 wt % tributyrin 200.7 195.4
0.6 0.5 wt % tributyrin 192.5 207.1
0.2 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 101.9 82.4
0.4 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 93.4 114.1
0.5 0.7 wt % ethyl caproate 233.5 301.4