Hydrogel Derived from Glucomannan-Chitosan to Improve the Survival of Lactobacillus acidophilus FNCC 0051 in Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluid

Table 2

Particle sizes, polydispersity indexes, and zeta potentials of hydrogels with different initial cell concentrations.

Initial cell number (log CFU/mL)	Particle size (μm)	Polydispersity index	Zeta potential (mV)
8	2.23 ± 0.11^a	1.23 ± 0.17^a	24.40 ± 0.75^b
9	2.79 ± 0.19^b	1.39 ± 0.04^ab	32.28 ± 0.80^c
10	3.41 ± 0.14^c	1.65 ± 0.27^b	14.58 ± 0.97^a

Values represent the mean ± SD. Different superscript letters in the same column indicate significantly different results at the level of .