Table 4.
Drug released (D.R) of MTs versus time and release percentage.
| Compound | Concentration of released MTS (µg/ml) | Total release µg/ml | Total release mg/ml | Entrapment efficiency (%) | Released percent (%) after 72 h | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 h | 2 h | 4 h | 6 h | 8 h | 10 h | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | – | – | – | – | |
| α-Terpinene | 0 | 954 ± 55 | 663.7 ± 29 | 885.4 ± 58 | 763.3 ± 55 | 788.1 | 1248.4 | 1034 | 1331.1 | 8157.3 | 8.1573 | 93.4 | 34.935 |
| Linalool | 0 | 1189.3 | 1001.2 | 1343.6 | 1306.8 | 1276.5 | 2090.3 | 1711 | 1657.8 | 11,576.1 | 11.5761 | 94.6 | 48.948 |
| Citronellal | 0 | 1910.1 | 1541.8 | 2039.4 | 1897.6 | 1869.9 | 2083.9 | 2274 | 2380.1 | 15,996.7 | 15.9967 | 94.9 | 67.426 |
| Geraniol | 0 | 958.6 | 784.5 | 1120.4 | 1169 | 1131.4 | 2383.3 | 1239 | 1632.8 | 10,418.9 | 10.4189 | 96.2 | 43.322 |
| Carvacrol | 0 | 1851 | 1520.9 | 2081.2 | 2044.2 | 2015.6 | 2216.8 | 2466 | 2344.8 | 16,540.8 | 16.5408 | 97.8 | 67.652 |
| Nerolidol | 0 | 1101.3 | 912.4 | 1295.7 | 1321.5 | 1322 | 1325.3 | 1454 | 1234.7 | 9967.2 | 9.9672 | 84.5 | 47.182 |