Table 2 Physical properties of curcumin nanoemulsion with different biopolymers; ratio of disperse phase and continuous phase, 10:90 (mean ± SD, n=3)

Emulsifiers1) Property Concentration (%)
0.1 0.5 1 2.5 5 10
SC D (nm)2) 258.4 ± 11.218aC 213.2±0.399bC 225.9±0.211cC 200.4±0.525dB 180.9±0.336dB 169.3±0.543dB
PdI3) 0.875 ± 0.216aA 0.267±0.029cB 0.376±0.028bcA 0.471±0.011bBC 0.511±0.028bB 0.537±0.036bA
ζ-potential (mV) -58.4 ± 0.643dB -43.2±0.971bB -46.7±0.854cB -45.6±0.458cC -44.2±0.902bC -42.5±0.115aD

WPI D (nm) 1335.3 ± 108.5aB 441.7±15.84aBC 275.8±5.794bBC 209.4±0.651cB 189.3±0.987cB 181.2±1.997cB
PdI 1.000 ± 0.000aA 0.255±0.193dB 0.130±0.058bA 0.171±0.017bC 0.141±0.014bC 0.157±0.023bB
ζ-potential (mV) -70.6 ± 1.559eB -47.0±0.473dB -44.9±0.917dB -39.3±2.214cB -34.1±1.518bB -28.4±0.862aB

MS D (nm) 1264.9 ± 359.5aB 1051.9±150.4bcA 795.2±123.1bB 275.8±1.836bB 208.2±185.3cB 149.6±1.100cB
PdI 1.000 ± 0.000aA 0.85±0.002abA 0.888±0.477abA 0.655±0.033bB 0.200±0.032cC 0.100±0.016cB
ζ-potential (mV) -36.1 ± 0.208dA -28.1±0.998cA -25.4±0.709cA -24.6±0.196bcA -23.3±0.237bA -21.0±0.166aA

GA D (nm) 3062.0 ± 531.269aA 966.7±75.17bcAB 1543.7±403.0bA 1403.1±558.6bA 718.8±1.65cA 495.4±78.46cA
PdI 0.390 ± 0.128bB 0.582±0.115abAB 0.757±0.350abA 1.000±0.000aA 1.000±0.000abA 0.800±0.346aA
ζ-potential (mV) -40.6 ± 2.928cAB -43.8±1.193cB -43.3±1.168cB -35.9±1.450bB -41.3±3.602cC -31.4±0.896aC
SC, sodium caseinate; WPI, whey protein isolate; MS, modified starch; GA, gum arabic
D (nm), accumulate mean diameter of the nanoemulsion particles
Polydispersity index.
Means with different superscripts within the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
Means with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.