a Means within a column with the same lowercase letters are not significantly different at p < 0.05. Means within a row with the same uppercase letters are not significantly different at p < 0.05.
b The standard deviations were < 0.003, 0.05, and 26 for water content, interfacial tension, and micelle size, respectively.
c Immediately after preparation.
d Induction period.
e The middle point of the propagation phase.
f The end point of the propagation phase.
g Polydispersity indices (PDI) were less than one.