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Table 1 Rheological parameters of control emulsion, control emulsion incorporated into the hydrogel (emulsion-hydrogel), PCL nanoparticles (PCL) and PCL nanoparticles incorporated into hydrogels (PCL-hydrogel) measured at 32.5 ºC

From: Repellent active ingredients encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles: potential alternative formulations to control arboviruses

Formulation

Gʹ/G"

(32.5 °C)

η* (mPa.s) (32.5 °C)

S

n

R2

K

Emulsion

8.7 ± 0.8

40.6 ± 5.1

0.21 ± 0.01

2.12 ± 0.02

0.99

0.0597 ± 0.001

Emulsion-hydrogel

351.9 ± 7.1

4.2 ± 0.1 (.106)

14,266 ± 80

0.079 ± 0.004

0.95

745.8 ± 9.8

PCL

0.40 ± 0.15

226.6 ± 25.0

80.7 ± 1.3

0.39 ± 0.01

0.99

0.015 ± 0.002

PCL-hydrogel

52.3 ± 1.6

4.6 ± 0.9 (.106)

19,354 ± 261

0.07 ± 0.01

0.73

619.5 ± 23.0

  1. Gʹ/G"—elastic x viscous moduli relationship, η*—viscosity; S—adhesion, n—flow index, K—consistency index, R2—linearity coefficient