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Table 4 Conductivity, pH and centrifugation stability of multiple emulsions kept at different storage conditions for 30 days

From: Interfacial film stabilized W/O/W nano multiple emulsions loaded with green tea and lotus extracts: systematic characterization of physicochemical properties and shelf-storage stability

 

8°C

25°C

40°C

40°C with 75% RH

  

pH*

 

24 h

5.00 ± 0.09

5.19 ± 0.20

4.99 ± 0.18

4.99 ± 0.07

7 d

4.97 ± 0.14

5.14 ± 0.07

4.91 ± 0.09

4.95 ± 0.10

15 d

4.92 ± 0.15

5.12 ± 0.02

4.90 ± 0.10

4.93 ± 0.07

30 d

5.35 ± 0.06

5.05 ± 0.04

5.12 ± 0.12

4.99 ± 0.12

  

Conductivity**

 

24 h

76.40 ± 1.90

76.37 ± 1.19

66.50 ± 1.80

63.53 ± 1.51

7 d

83.30 ± 1.37

85.90 ± 3.90

77.50 ± 1.71

69.83 ± 3.00

15 d

84.27 ± 1.32

89.87 ± 1.90

79.20 ± 3.30

74.20 ± 2.08

30 d

89.17 ± 2.80

57.73 ± 2.14

93.00 ± 1.20

60.30 ± 2.39

  

Centrifugation stability***

 

24 h

S

S

S

S

7 d

S

S

S

S

15 d

S

S

S

S

30 d

S

S

S

S

  1. *pH (Initial) = 5.04 ± 0.05, **Conductivity (Initial) = 77 ± 1.05 (μS/cm), ***Centrifugation at 5000 rpm for 20 min for each sample, S = Stable.