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Table 1 Composition, mean droplet size and polydispersity of each formulation prepared during construction of pseudo-ternary phase diagram for delimitation of nanoemulsion region

From: Development of an insecticidal nanoemulsion with Manilkara subsericea (Sapotaceae) extract

 

% of oil

% of surfactants

% of water

Mean diameter (nm)

Polydispersity

1a

5

5

90

50.6 ± 0.4

0.164 ± 0.021

2

2.5

5

92.5

234.2 ± 12.5

0.025 ± 0.012

3

2.5

7.5

90

421.5 ± 50.4

0.005 ± 0.000

4a

5

7.5

87.5

196.4 ± 12.5

0.178 ± 0.044

5a

7.5

5

87.5

145.7 ± 8.6

0.132 ± 0.038

6

7.5

2.5

90

256.9 ± 8.6

0.016 ± 0.011

7a

5

2.5

92.5

151.7 ± 6.0

0.155 ± 0.018

8a

10

5

85

139.4 ± 9.6

0.078 ± 0.049

9a

10

7.5

82.5

133.5 ± 0.5

0.247 ± 0.011

10a

7.5

7.5

85

139.5 ± 4.7

0.073 ± 0.039

11a

10

10

80

86.8 ± 0.9

0.294 ± 0.006

12a

7.5

10

82.5

48.7 ± 0.2

0.313 ± 0.002

13

5

10

85

234.4 ± 2.3

0.270 ± 0.016

14

5

12.5

82.5

298.5 ± 31.8

0.005 ± 0.000

15a

7.5

12.5

80

85.4 ± 1.2

0.350 ± 0.005

16a

10

12.5

77.5

51.7 ± 0.2

0.331 ± 0.005

17a

7.5

15

77.5

162.4 ± 1.3

0.335 ± 0.011

18a

7.5

17.5

75

159.2 ± 2.3

0.334 ± 0.007

19a

10

15

75

68.7 ± 0.8

0.360 ± 0.004

20a

10

17.5

72.5

87.9 ± 1.5

0.365 ± 0.003

21a

12.5

15

72.5

170.6 ± 6.2

0.144 ± 0.027

22a

12.5

12.5

75

66.6 ± 1.1

0.304 ± 0.005

23a

12.5

10

77.5

120.1 ± 1.0

0.225 ± 0.003

24a

15.0

12.5

72.5

95.3 ± 0.6

0.255 ± 0.006

25a

15

15

70

45.9 ± 0.4

0.271 ± 0.005

26a

12.5

7.5

80

75.4 ± 2.3

0.340 ± 0.005

27a

17.5

15.0

67.5

161.6 ± 1.9

0.266 ± 0.007

28a

12.5

17.5

70

97.2 ± 1.0

0.256 ± 0.002

  1. Oil – MOD®.
  2. Surfactants – sorbitan monooleate/polysorbate 80 at HLB of 10.75.
  3. aFormulations in the nanoemulsion region.