Table 3.
Reported self-assembled steroid NSMs.
| Compound | Structural formula | Micromorphology | Macroscopic Phase | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diosgenin | ![]() |
Fiber/pellet/pleat/rod | Gel | [16] |
| Ergosterol | ![]() |
Lamellae/rod/pleat/clavate | Gel/NP | [16,47] |
| Stigmasterol | ![]() |
Rod | NP | [47] |
| β-Sitosterol | ![]() |
Clavate/belt/sheet/fiber/honeycomb/lamellae | Gel/NP | [47] |
| Cholesterol | ![]() |
-a) | Gel | [54] |
“-” means no reported.




