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. 2022 Apr 15;8(4):245. doi: 10.3390/gels8040245

Table 6.

Physical characterization of FA-G and FA-NEG after 1 and 3 months of storage at a relative humidity 60% and temperatures of 4 °C and 25 °C.

Properties Temperature FA-G FA-NEG FA-G FA-NEG
1 Month 3 Months
Physical Inspection 4 °C No phase separation No phase
separation
No phase
separation
No phase
separation
25 °C
pH 4 °C 6.51 ± 0.29 6.70 ± 0.19 6.58 ±0.30 6.68 ± 0.20
25 °C 6.41 ± 0.35 6.55 ± 0.20 6.54 ± 0.29 6.72 ± 0.27
Viscosity (cP) 4 °C 16,150 ± 736 26,090 ± 641 * 16,720 ± 687 27,050 ± 589 *
25 °C 14,575 ± 566 24,510 ± 720 * 14,050 ± 655 24,510 ± 720 *
Spreadability (mm) 4 °C 39.3 ± 2.7 32.4 ± 2.5 * 38.5 ± 2.6 31.7 ± 2.5 *
25 °C 41.2 ± 2.4 34.5 ± 1.9 * 40.3 ± 2.4 34.5 ± 1.9 *

Values are expressed as means ± SD; * p < 0.05 compared to FA-G.