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Table 8 Determination of the elasticity of FA-BSA-ENs and the corresponding niosomes

From: Formulation and optimization of folate-bovine serum albumin-coated ethoniosomes of pterostilbene as a targeted drug delivery system for lung cancer: In vitro and in vivo demonstrations

Formula

PS before extrusion (nm)

PS after extrusion (nm)

E

FA-BSA-ENs

144.05 ± 1.77

142.8 ± 1.20

19.27 ± 1.2

Niosomes

314.30 ± 1.78

109 ± 1.68

1.48 ± 0.02

  1. Each value represents mean ± SD (n = 3),
  2. PS, particle size; E, elasticity; FA, folic acid; BSA, bovine serum albumin; ENs, ethoniosomes