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Elemental chemical compositional for free levodopa and its nanocomposite
| Sample | Zn%a | Al%a | C%b | N%b | C/N | Drug%b | Zn2+/Al3+ | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levodopa | – | – | 55.69 | 6.88 | 8.09 | – | – | – |
| Nanocomposite | 16.44 | 3.85 | 8.56 | 4.62 | 1.85 | 16.00 | 1.80 | 0.36 |
Notes: aCalculated from inductively coupled plasma data;
calculated from CHNS elemental data.
Abbreviations: Zn, zinc; Al, aluminium; C, carbon; N, nitrogen; X, aluminium mole fraction = mole of Al/(mole of Al + mole of Zn).
