Research Article

Effect of Lipid Composition on In Vitro Release and Skin Deposition of Curcumin Encapsulated Liposomes

Table 3

Diameter, polydispersity index, and zeta-potential of different types of curcumin encapsulated liposomes. Each value represents mean ± SD (). Statistically different values are followed by different superscripts and vice versa, in each column.

Liposomal formulationDiameter (nm)Polydispersity indexZeta-potential (mV)

NL284.2 ± 6.30.296 ± 0.046−57.4 ± 3.5
NHL225.7 ± 5.00.293 ± 0.020−48.7 ± 1.7
PL226.8 ± 10.90.399 ± 0.038+42.0 ± 0.3
PHL265.3 ± 3.30.363 ± 0.059+48.2 ± 0.8

NL: negatively charged liposomes; NHL: negatively charged hybrid liposomes.
PL: positively charged liposomes; PHL: positively charged hybrid liposomes.