Table 1.

The exponent ‘n’ and constant ‘k’ values from the power law equation for various nanoparticle formulations.

Coatings	n	k (×10−4per/day)
0.1% SF	0.55 ± 0.10	0.9 ± 0.1
0.1% 25:75 SFCS	0.25 ± 0.05	1.0 ± 0.4
0.1% 50:50 SFCS	0.17 ± 0.05	1.0 ± 0.5
0.1% 75:25 SFCS	0.15 ± 0.05	0.8 ± 0.1
10% SF	0.32 ± 0.03	3.0 ± 0.0
10% 25:75 SFCS	0.28 ± 0.18	0.5 ± 0.07
10% 50:50 SFCS	0.48 ± 0.17	0.6 ± 0.06
10% 75:25 SFCS	0.45 ± 0.08	0.6 ± 0.2

Abbreviations: SF, silk fibroin; SFCS, silk fibroin and chitosan.