Table 4.
Properties | Temperature | Cur-Loaded Gel | Cur-Loaded Emulgel | Cur-Loaded Nanoemulgel |
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Color and homogeneity | 4 °C | Reddish homogenous | Reddish homogenous | Reddish homogenous |
25 °C | Reddish homogenous | Reddish homogenous | Reddish homogenous | |
pH | 4 °C | 6.0± 0.3 | 6.9 ± 0.2 | 6.2 ± 0.2 |
25 °C | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 6.9 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.3 | |
Spreadability (mm) | 4 °C | 60.1 ± 1.1 | 48.4 ± 1.3 * | 52.2 ± 1.2 *, # |
25 °C | 61.7 ± 1.3 | 50.0 ± 2.3 * | 53.8 ± 1.5 *, # | |
Viscosity (cP) | 4 °C | 58,200 ± 950 | 94,200 ± 884 * | 80,200 ± 965 *, # |
25 °C | 56,030 ± 1680 | 92,100 ± 1025 * | 78,300 ±926 *, # |
Values are expressed as mean ± (SD). * p < 0.05 compared to BRU-loaded gel. # p < 0.05 compared to BRU-loaded emulgel.