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Caption : thermodynamic parameters obtained by the decomposition of the dsc profiles as a function of ga:bsa molar ratio. peakfit standard errors are displayed as error bars.

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Caption : peakfit decomposition of dsc thermogram for (a) bsa, (b) ga:bsa 1:1 molar ratio, (c) ga:bsa 10:1 molar ratio, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio. the raw data is represented by solid line, and peakfit components by dashed lines.

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Caption : uv-vis absorption spectrum of gallic acid (5×10-5 m) in phosphate buffer 0.1 m (ph 7.4).

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Caption : hydrodynamic radii pattern of (a) bsa (b) ga:bsa 1:1, (c) ga:bsa 10:1, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio at 298 k.

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Caption : hydrodynamic radii pattern of (a) bsa (b) ga:bsa 1:1, (c) ga:bsa 10:1, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio after 5 days incubation at 338 k.

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Caption : volume size distribution of (a) bsa (b) ga:bsa 1:1, (c) ga:bsa 10:1, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio at 298 k.

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Caption : volume size distribution of (a) bsa (b) ga:bsa 1:1, (c) ga:bsa 10:1, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio after 5 days incubation at 338 k.

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Caption : dls correlation curves of (a) bsa (b) ga:bsa 1:1, (c) ga:bsa 10:1, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio at 298 k.

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Caption : dls correlation curves of (a) bsa (b) ga:bsa 1:1, (c) ga:bsa 10:1, (d) ga:bsa 25:1 molar ratio after 5 days incubation at 338 k.

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Caption : zeta potential and z-average for bsa−ga system at 298 k. standard deviations are presented as error bars.

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Caption : zeta potential and z-average for bsa−ga system at 388 k. standard deviations are presented as error bars.