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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Pharm. 2011 Apr 16;413(1-2):51–62. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.04.017

Table 1.

Composition and Polydispersity Indices (PDI) of Different Microspheric Formulations.

Formulations IAP:OP:EAP IAP Composition (w/v) EAP Composition (w/v) PDI Tapped Density (g/cm3)
Plain-1 0.5:5:25 1% PVA 5.16±0.021 0.36±0.12
PEI-1 1.25% PEI 3.85±0.014 0.21±0.03
PEI-2 2.5% PEI 1.51±0.006 0.15±0.02
PEI-3 5% PEI 1.47±0.016 0.1±0.003


Plain-2 2% PVA 3.3560.035 0.45±0.11
PEI-4 1.25% PEI 2.98±0.003 0.25±0.02
PEI-5 2.5% PEI 1.49±0.003 0.2±0.014
PEI-6 5% PEI 4.82±0.664 0.146±0.012

IAP, Internal Aqueous Phase; OP, Organic Phase; EAP, External Aqueous Phase; PEI, Polyethyleneimine 25 kDa; PVA, Polyvinyl Alcohol; PDI, Polydispersity Index