Table 3 DS and PDI of freshly prepared CT-CTO-NEs in sodium alginate solution and cross-linked film.

From: Influence of droplet size on the antibacterial efficacy of citral and citronella oil nanoemulsions in polysaccharide coated fresh-cut apples

Formulations

CT-CTO-NEs DS (nm) in sodium alginate solution

Mean ± SD

PDI

Mean ± SD

CT-CTO-NEs DS (nm) in sodium alginate cross-linked film

Mean ± SD

PDI

Mean ± SD

CT-CTO-NEs 1

931 ± 145i

0.38 ± 0.10def

1136 ± 103j

0.32 ± 0.13efgh

CT-CTO-NEs 2

833 ± 36g

0.32 ± 0.03de

978 ± 35i

0.42 ± 0.15gh

CT-CTO-NEs 3

254 ± 23c

0.08 ± 0.09ab

262 ± 18cd

0.13 ± 0.02abcd

CT-CTO-NEs 4

60 ± 13a

0.06 ± 0.02a

58 ± 10a

0.08 ± 0.02a

CT-CTO-NEs 5

180 ± 24b

0.10 ± 0.03ab

193 ± 13b

0.12 ± 0.03abc

CT-CTO-NEs 6

440 ± 19d

0.07 ± 0.05ab

456 ± 21e

0.07 ± 0.01a

CT-CTO-NEs 7

735 ± 18f

0.26 ± 0.04 cd

752 ± 22g

0.23 ± 0.03bcdef

CT-CTO-NEs 8

866 ± 10gh

0.41 ± 0.12ef

998 ± 18i

0.32 ± 0.15fgh

CT-CTO-NEs 9

1108 ± 106j

0.46 ± 0.12ef

1213 ± 94k

0.29 ± 0.1defg

CT-CTO-NEs 10

954 ± 84i

0.42 ± 0.1ef

989 ± 29i

0.32 ± 0.16fgh

CT-CTO-NEs 11

388 ± 38d

0.08 ± 0.05ab

302 ± 22d

0.15 ± 0.06abcd

CT-CTO-NEs 12

98 ± 10a

0.04 ± 0.02a

112 ± 9a

0.08 ± 0.03a

CT-CTO-NEs 13

189 ± 28bc

0.06 ± 0.04ab

225 ± 16bc

0.18 ± 0.05abcde

CT-CTO-NEs 14

630 ± 24e

0.18 ± 0.08bc

595 ± 32f

0.1 ± 0.03ab

CT-CTO-NEs 15

910 ± 16hi

0.36 ± 0.04def

868 ± 36h

0.26 ± 0.02cdef

CT-CTO-NEs 16

1224 ± 18k

0.48 ± 0.1f

1112 ± 21j

0.45 ± 0.1h

  1. Values are means ± SD; the values followed by the same lower-case letter, in the same column and parameter, and by the same upper-case letter in the same row are not significantly different (Duncan’s new multiple range test at p < 0.05).