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. 2020 May 11;10(3):408–417. doi: 10.34172/apb.2020.049

Table 2. Evaluation of casein nanocarriers .

Batch Entrapment Efficiency (%) Drug Loading (%) Particle size (nm) Zeta Potential (mV) Polydispersity index Cumulative release (%) (120 min)
Casein nanoparticles (CNP)
A1 (0.5%) 72.08±1.2 25.02±0.28 259.06±1 -23.6±0.1 0.436±0.001 78.57±0.7
A2 (1%) 90.71±3.1 14.08±0.16 216.1±2 -24.6±0.1 0.422±0.001 98.17±1.3
A3 (1.5%) 82.26±2.3 10.02±0.14 222.53±4 -24.5±0.1 0.371±0.002 92.84±1.4
re-assembled casein micelles (r-CM)
B1 (0.5%) 72.05±1.2 15.21±0.17 631.8±7 -29.3±0.1 0.786±0.001 76.34±0.6
B2 (1%) 90.65±3.4 9.44±0.12 665.3±6 -28.9±0.5 0.587±0.001 89.24±1.5
B3 (1.5%) 81.14±2.1 6.84±0.11 643.6±8 -29.5±0.1 0.625±0.002 82.40±0.6
Casein nanocapsules (CNC)
C1 (0.5%) 72.03±1.4 8.54±0.12 394.6±5 -32.3±0.1 0.197±0.002 11.85±0.9
C2 (1%) 90.52±3.2 6.94±0.11 389.2±3 -29.5±0.1 0.191±0.001 18.31±1.1
C3 (1.5%) 80.15±2.4 5.85±0.10 396.4±4 -30.5±0.1 0.262±0.001 13.50±0.6