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. 2019 May 11;11(5):230. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics11050230

Table 2.

Physicochemical characteristics of prepared nanoemulsions *.

Parameter MM1 MM2 MM3 MM4 MM5 MM6 MM7 MM8 **
Drug content (%) 96.05 ± 4.01 93.38 ± 2.92 99.90 ± 2.62 94.47 ± 3.48 101.62 ± 2.29 102.06 ± 2.47 98.25 ± 3.78 95.34 ± 4.62
pH 6.33 ± 0.41 6.70 ± 0.52 6.64 ± 0.43 6.85 ± 0.32 6.19 ± 0.28 6.22 ± 0.44 7.04 ± 0.54 6.51 ± 0.36
Transmittance (%) 97.22 ± 5.72 95.38 ± 5.29 97.82 ± 3.83 96.17 ± 3.92 97.71 ± 3.94 95.46 ± 4.42 96.43 ± 4.85 97.62 ± 3.63
Conductivity (mS/cm) 0.11 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.01 0.20 ± 0.08 0.14 ± 0.04 0.15 ± 0.07 0.16 ± 0.06 0.14 ± 0.03 0.11 ± 0.03
Dilution potential >10 times >10 times >10 times >10 times >10 times >10 times >10 times >10 times
Droplets size (nm) 41.82 ± 13.71 81.04 ± 15.35 28.78 ± 10.34 47.56 ± 16.28 32.41 ± 14.70 67.15 ± 15.84 47.42 ± 14.11 75.99 ± 16.36
Polydispersity index 0.35 ± 0.05 0.26 ± 0.03 0.38 ± 0.06 0.39 ± 0.04 0.34 ± 0.02 0.30 ± 0.05 0.39 ± 0.03 0.24 ± 0.02
Zeta potential (mV) −0.33 ± 0.01 −0.35 ± 0.02 −0.38 ± 0.012 −0.28 ± 0.02 −0.32 ± 0.03 0.37 ± 0.03 −0.29 ± 0.02 −0.32 ± 0.01
Viscosity (cP) 4.81 ± 1.67 6.50 ± 1.17 3.28 ± 1.42 5.80 ± 1.37 4.57 ± 1.47 5.86 ± 2.44 4.92 ± 1.85 6.39 ± 2.24

* Mean ± SD (n = 3); ** Check point batch.