Research Article

Thymoquinone-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Exhibited Cytotoxicity towards Breast Cancer Cell Lines (MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7) and Cervical Cancer Cell Lines (HeLa and SiHa)

Table 2

Drug encapsulation efficiency of TQ-NLC at 0 weeks and 24 weeks after synthesis.

FormulationDuration of storage (week)Drug encapsulation efficiency (%)Drug loading capacity
(mg per mg of lipid)

TQ-NLC097.63 ± 0.179897.63 ± 0.1798
2495.94 ± 0.2562*95.94 ± 0.2562*

Values were the means of three replicate samples. The data were presented as mean ± SEM. * were significant as compared to 0 weeks of storage duration.