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. 2012 Oct 27;13(4):1502–1510. doi: 10.1208/s12249-012-9871-7

Table II.

Composition and Characterization of Lopinavir-Loaded Ethosomal Dispersions

S. No. Formulation code Composition (% w/w) Vesicular sizea (nm) PDIa % entrapment efficiencya
Lopinavir Soya PC Ethanol
1 E1 0.5 1 30 225.6 ± 11.0 0.264 ± 0.016 48.3 ± 3.7
2 E2 0.5 1 45 157.2 ± 07.5 0.212 ± 0.027 63.4 ± 4.1
3 E3 0.5 1 60 178.2 ± 09.2 0.118 ± 0.006 39.2 ± 4.3
4 E4 0.5 2 30 176.7 ± 18.6 0.146 ± 0.013 61.7 ± 3.8
5 E5 0.5 2 45 112.8 ± 12.4 0.131 ± 0.008 79.6 ± 4.1
6 E6 0.5 2 60 132.7 ± 07.6 0.223 ± 0.017 43.6 ± 4.7
7 E7 0.5 3 30 164.5 ± 06.1 0.283 ± 0.023 50.3 ± 3.4
8 E8 0.5 3 45 105.3 ± 03.9 0.244 ± 0.018 70.7 ± 4.4
9 E9 0.5 3 60 123.8 ± 11.2 0.198 ± 0.011 33.7 ± 4.2

PDI polydispersity index, PC phosphatidylcholin

aValues represented as mean ± SD (n = 3)