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Table 1 Physicochemical characterization of the formulations

From: Melatonin-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules protect against lipid peroxidation caused by paraquat through increased SOD expression in Caenorhabditis elegans

 

Particle size (nm)

Zeta potential (mV)

pH

Span

PDI

D [3, 4]a

z-averageb

LNC

205 ± 4.4

199 ± 0.2

- 6.40 ± 0.6

5.36 ± 0.3

1.74 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.01

Mel-LNC

203 ± 3.6

199 ± 2.5

−5.20 ± 0.2

5.46 ± 0.2

1.77 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.04

  1. alaser diffratometry; bdynamic light scattering analysis; LNC Unloaded lipid-core nanocapsules, Mel-LNC Melatonin-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules. Results are expressed as mean ± SD. Number of samples?