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. 2011 Dec 20;6:3429–3441. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S27157

Table 1.

Factors and their levels in 2-LFD analysis

Independent variables Symbol Coded levels

−1 0 1
FA-CS concentration (mg/mL) X1 0.5 4.25 8
Oli-A concentration (mg/mL) X2 0.5 5.25 10
Mass ratio of FA-CS to TPP X3 0.5 5.25 10
TPP concentration (mg/mL) X4 0.5 1.75 3
Crosslinking time (h) X5 0.5 2.25 4

Abbreviations: FA-CS, folate-conjugated chitosan; Oli-A, oligomycin-A; TPP, sodium tripolyphosphate; 2-LFD, two-level factorial design.