Research Article

Novel Lipid-Free Nanoformulation for Improving Oral Bioavailability of Coenzyme Q10

Table 1

Physicochemical properties of nano-CoQ10s modified with various surfactants and the stability of nano-CoQ10s during 180 days of storage in sealed brown bottles at 25°C ( ).

1 day180 days
Particle size (nm)Polydispersity indexZeta potential (mV)Particle size (nm)Polydispersity indexZeta potential (mV)

Nano-CoQ10-TPGS66.3 ± 1.50.197 ± 0.012−19.6 ± 1.572.0 ± 2.00.201 ± 0.01−20.1 ± 1.0
Nano-CoQ10-PHCO77.3 ± 2.10.109 ± 0.044−12.8 ± 1.477.7 ± 1.20.117 ± 0.027−13.5 ± 0.7
Nano-CoQ10-PSAE89.0 ± 3.00.175 ± 0.014−39.1 ± 1.192.0 ± 1.00.182 ± 0.007−39.5 ± 0.6
Nano-CoQ10-SP92.7 ± 1.50.339 ± 0.072−37.4 ± 1.0109.3 ± 2.10.297 ± 0.012−37.5 ± 0.9
Nano-CoQ10-SL88.0 ± 1.00.527 ± 0.033−41.6 ± 1.4102.7 ± 1.50.453 ± 0.063−42.2 ± 0.8