Abstract:
Factors affecting the encapsulation efficiency in preparing noiosomes were investigated in the presented study, and the optimal condition was obtained by response surface analysis. Results showed that the content of paprika red, ultrasonic time and the HLB of surfactant were the major factors, and the effects of paprika red content and ultrasonic time were significant. Optimal conditions were that the content of paprika red was0.05g, cholesterol was 0.2g, mixed surfactant which HLB value was 8.2, weight was 0.4g (span 80 was 0.27g, tween 20 was 0.13g) and the sonication time was 24min. Under above conditions, noisome encapsulation rate reached 82.4%, standard error was 2.3%, and good reproducibility was observed.