Formula no
Sodium alginate concentration (%)
CaCl
2
concentration (%)
Average Particle Size (nm)
Zeta Potential (mV)
Encapsulating Efficiency (%)*
F3
0.5
0.5
99.4 ± 20.3
+ 24.21
64.29 ± 0.12
F5
0.75
0.5
89.5 ± 16.1
+ 20.96
42.6 ± 0.87
F6
1
0.5
229 ± 44.1
- 20.12
40.32 ± 0.24
F7
0.5
0.75
119 ± 33.29
+ 25.45
54.3 ± 0.67
F8
0.5
1
170 ± 35.7
+ 22.49
49.5 ± 0.6
*N=3
Table 4:
Effect of calcium chloride and sodium alginate concentrations on particle size, zeta potential and encapsulating efficiency of prepared nanoparticles.