Table 1 Average physical–chemical parameters of liposomes fresh and at the 6 months of storage.

From: Formation and stability of green and low-cost magnetoliposomes of the soy lecithin, stigmasterol, and β-sitosterol for hyperthermia treatments

Samples

Fresh

Six months of storage

Mean size (nm)

PI

ζ (mV)

Mean size (nm)

PIb

ζ (mV)

Lip

123a ± 1/73b ± 14

0.230

− 81 ± 1

129b ± 1

0.218

− 75 ± 2

Lip-Fe3O4@lecithin

135b ± 1/96b ± 16

0.226

− 53 ± 1

131b ± 2

0.270

− 57 ± 1

Lip-Beta@lecithin

117a ± 1

0.227

− 73 ± 1

   

Lip-Beta-Fe3O4@lecithin

134a ± 1

0.259

− 59 ± 1

   

Lip-Stigma@lecithin

160a ± 4

0.250

− 49 ± 1

   

Lip-Stigma-Fe3O4@lecithin

146a ± 4

0.251

− 69 ± 3

   
  1. PI, polydispersity index; ζ, Zeta potential.
  2. aMeasurements performed by DLS on fresh and 6-month samples of the storage.
  3. bMeasurements performed by Cryo-TEM on fresh samples.
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