Table 3.
Identification of nanoemulsion region (transparent) based on visual observation with different co-surfactants.
| %Oil | %Smix | Nanoemulsion
region |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Smix Kolliphore EL : Transcutol P (1:1) |
Smix Kolliphor EL:PEG 400 (1:1) |
||
| 10 | 90 | Transparent | Transparent |
| 20 | 80 | Transparent | Transparent |
| 30 | 70 | Transparent | Transparent |
| 40 | 60 | Transparent | Turbid |
| 50 | 50 | Transparent | Turbid |
| 60 | 40 | Turbid | Turbid |
| 70 | 30 | Turbid | Turbid |
| 80 | 20 | Turbid | Turbid |
| 90 | 10 | Turbid | Turbid |
Turbid: nonnanoemulsion region.
Transparent: nanoemulsion region.