Table 1.

Physicochemical characteristics of α-bis-LNCs and ULNCs

Formulation	Size (nm)	PDI	ζ potential (mV)	pH	α-bis content (mg mL−1)	Encapsulation (%)
α-bis-LNCs	160±10	0.10±0.06	−8.1±1.0	6.2±0.3	10.03±0.06	99.78±1.8
ULNCs	168±5	0.11±0.08	−7.9±1.2	6.05±0.5	NA	NA

Note: Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.

Abbreviations: α-bis, α-bisabolol; α-bis-LNCs, α-bis-loaded LNCs; LNCs, lipid-core nanocapsules; ULNCs, drug-unloaded nanocapsules; NA, not applicable; PDI, polydispersity index.