Table 2 Size (nm) values of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) composed of stearic or arachidic acids, without contact with the intestinal medium, with contact with the intestinal medium but where no incubation was allowed to occur (0 h of incubation) and after 2 h of incubation in the intestinal medium n = 3.

From: Production of rumen- and gastrointestinal-resistant nanoparticles to deliver lysine to dairy cows

 

SLN

SEM

P value

Stearic acid

No incubation

0 h

2 h

Size (nm)

485

456

448

12

0.139

 

Arachidic acid

  

No incubation

0 h

2 h

Size (nm)

374

350

401

18

0.211

  1. SEM standard error of the mean.