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. 2010 Feb 25;11(1):304–313. doi: 10.1208/s12249-010-9382-3

Table II.

Effect of Freezing Temperature and Concentration of Nanoparticles on Particle Size during Freeze–Thaw Study

Concentration of nanoparticles (mg/ml) Initial size (nm) Particle size (nm) after freeze–thaw study
Trehalose (20% w/v) Fructose (20% w/v)
−40°C −70°C −40°C −70°C
8 382.5 ± 2.01 386.9 ± 2.24 394.6 ± 2.31 746.1 ± 3.13 774 ± 3.52
16 373.5 ± 2.45 403.6 ± 2.81 389.4 ± 3.11 758.3 ± 2.76 737.6 ± 2.63
32 405.2 ± 1.27 443.5 ± 1.75 436.5 ± 3.28 977.9 ± 1.89 861.2 ± 2.28
64 411.6 ± 1.96 971.5 ± 2.59 991.5 ± 1.86 1,203.5 ± 1.67 1,289.5 ± 2.05