Table 3. Changes in ζ-potential (mV) of β-Glucan liposomes prepared by different homogenization methods and conditions during 30 days of storage

Homogenization methods1) Conditions Storage periods (day)
0 10 20 30
HPH Pressure (psi) Cycle
5,000 1 -58.53±0.252)Db -52.92±1.03Ca -54.20±1.02Ca -54.70±0.56CDa
2 -56.59±0.46D3)d -52.33±0.28BCb -50.23±1.02ABa -54.39±0.86BCDc
3 -54.09±0.82BCb4) -50.36±0.27ABa -51.88±0.88ABCa -51.83±0.57Ba
10,000 1 -48.52±0.66Aa -52.92±0.85Cb -52.59±2.37BCb -52.80±0.48BCb
2 -53.74±0.53Bc -50.10±0.27Ab -48.81±0.21Ab -47.26±0.93Aa
3 -53.47±0.84Bc -49.29±0.64Aa -48.50±0.64Aa -51.71±0.47Bb
15,000 1 -56.25±1.70CDb -53.47±1.37Cab -49.88±1.69ABa -53.77±2.16BCDab
2 -50.60±1.23Aa -50.06±0.81Aa -51.19±1.11ABCa -55.89±0.85Db
3 -53.63±0.22Bb -49.25±0.29Aa -48.50±0.23Aa -55.09±0.94CDc
USH Amplitude (%) Time (min)
20 1 -70.85±0.75Ebc -67.30±0.81Ea -67.93±1.55Dab -72.68±1.19Dc
3 -66.54±0.61Dc -63.47±0.66Db -60.93±0.65Ca -64.43±1.20Cb
5 -64.89±0.82Db -60.61±0.50Ca -59.64±1.18Ca -63.85±1.33Cb
40 1 -61.56±0.57Cb -59.77±0.49Cab -58.70±0.40Ca -60.74±1.08Bb
3 -57.35±0.50Bbc -55.86±0.77Ba -56.11±0.16Bab -57.59±0.57Ac
5 -54.57±0.58Aa -52.94±1.02Aa -52.66±0.87Aa -57.06±0.25Ab
HPH: high pressure homogenization, USH: ultrasonic homogenization.
Data were expressed as the mean±standard deviation of triplicate experiments.
Different capital letters indicate significant differences in the same column (p<0.05).
Different small letters indicate significant differences in the same row (p<0.05).