Table 1 Sizes and zeta potentials of EB@AM-zein and EB@AM-zein-SA nanoparticles

EB@AM-zein

117.28 ± 11.86^a

14.10 ± 2.53^d

0.200 ± 0.011^d

76.41 ± 2.79^b

48.60 ± 4.65^a

0.228 ± 0.010^c

67.44 ± 2.60^c

39.35 ± 1.06^b

0.259 ± 0.007^b

77.18 ± 1.49^b

23.80 ± 4.73^c

0.299 ± 0.017^a

EB@AM-zein-SA

118.20 ± 4.30^a

30.34 ± 5.41^b

0.268 ± 0.022^b

78.85 ± 3.05^b

25.61 ± 3.18^c

0.290 ± 0.004^a

73.98 ± 0.30^c

40.81 ± 1.17^a

0.217 ± 0.010^d

108.35 ± 1.80^b

17.99 ± 3.19^d

0.232 ± 0.021^c