Heating time (min) Stirringa Cooling methodb Particle size (nm)c Standard deviation (%)
30 _ slow 722.5 ± 84.8 11.7
60 _ slow 2293.7 ± 277.8 12.1
30 + slow 811.4 ± 118.5 14.6
30 _ fast 1898.1 ± 213.2 11.2
aStirring by a magnetic stirrer; bslow cooling by removal of the heating and leaving the sample to cool to room temperature, fast cooling by refrigerating the sample; cthe particle size was measured by DLS.
Table 6: Effect of self-assembly reaction conditions on proteinoid particle size and size distribution.