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. 2011 Aug 23;29(1):285–305. doi: 10.1007/s11095-011-0541-3

Table VIII.

Particle Size at Different Time Interval of Dispersion Test of Danazol at Different Ratios of Lipid: Surfactant and Mixture of Lipids: Surfactant (n = 3)

Time (min) Particle size (nm) ± s.d.
1:1 (Lipid: Surfactant) 3:7 (Lipid:Surafactant)
Control With drug Control With drug
Capmul MCM a
10 434 ± 19 424 ± 17 420 ± 19 430 ± 12
15 471 ± 17 440 ± 19 492 ± 12 500 ± 15
30 517 ± 20 486 ± 20 556 ± 13 557 ± 15
60 493 ± 12 487 ± 16 499 ± 12 563 ± 16
120 506 ± 13 522 ± 11 496 ± 14 565 ± 13
Glycerol dicaprylate
10 94 ± 4 92 ± 5 80 ± 5 69 ± 3
15 104 ± 5 107 ± 3 80 ± 4 68 ± 2
30 113 ± 2 115 ± 2 67 ± 5 69 ± 1
60 114 ± 3 119 ± 3 69 ± 5 56 ± 1
120 113 ± 2 116 ± 1 61 ± 2 66 ± 3
Captex 8000 b
10 123 ± 3 125 ± 3 30 ± 1 29 ± 3
15 161 ± 2 156 ± 5 29 ± 1 27 ± 3
30 179 ± 4 173 ± 4 29 ± 1 26 ± 2
60 183 ± 5 176 ± 2 28 ± 1 26 ± 1
120 175 ± 4 176 ± 3 27 ± 2 25 ± 1
Captex 355 c
10 159 ± 3 127 ± 5 28 ± 2 29 ± 1
15 197 ± 5 168 ± 4 27 ± 3 28 ± 1
30 217 ± 4 196 ± 3 28 ± 1 23 ± 3
60 225 ± 3 199 ± 5 26 ± 3 28 ± 1
120 216 ± 2 200 ± 2 25 ± 3 28 ± 1
Capmul MCM :Glyceryl dicaprylate (1:1)
10 62 ± 3 41 ± 1 325 ± 20 236 ± 24
15 59 ± 2 40 ± 3 372 ± 24 253 ± 18
30 57 ± 4 40 ± 2 363 ± 19 379 ± 20
60 50 ± 1 38 ± 2 377 ± 20 469 ± 19
120 67 ± 2 40 ± 3 404 ± 25 451 ± 21
Capmul MCM : Captex 355 (1:3)
10 31 ± 3 31 ± 3 21 ± 1 21 ± 2
15 40 ± 1 32 ± 1 24 ± 2 21 ± 1
30 49 ± 3 39 ± 4 21 ± 3 21 ± 2
60 36 ± 2 36 ± 1 23 ± 1 21 ± 3
120 36 ± 1 34 ± 1 21 ± 1 22 ± 1
Capmul MCM : Captex 355 (1:1)
10 28 ± 1 25 ± 2 19 ± 1 21 ± 1
15 27 ± 2 28 ± 1 20 ± 2 22 ± 1
30 32 ± 1 29 ± 2 20 ± 3 23 ± 2
60 29 ± 3 28 ± 2 19 ± 2 22 ± 2
120 29 ± 1 28 ± 1 20 ± 1 24 ± 1
Capmul MCM : Captex 355 (3:1)
10 266 ± 10 325 ± 11 47 ± 1 49 ± 2
15 299 ± 9 324 ± 7 54 ± 2 51 ± 1
30 291 ± 8 426 ± 7 69 ± 1 67 ± 3
60 323 ± 7 421 ± 5 66 ± 2 44 ± 3
120 287 ± 5 320 ± 5 60 ± 2 40 ± 2

aCapmul MCM - Glycerol monocaprylocaprate

bCaptex 8000 - Glycerol tricaprylate

cCaptex 355 - Caprylic/capric triglyceride