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. 2013 Mar 16;8:1103–1110. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S39740

Table 2.

Correlation coefficients (R2), and rate constants (k) obtained by fitting the levodopa release data for the nanocomposite in solutions at pH 4.8 and 7.4

pH Saturation release (%) R2
Pseudo-second order
Pseudo-first order Pseudo-second order Parabolic diffusion model Rate constant k (mg/min) × 10−5
7.4 76% 0.9839 0.9988 0.8682 2.85
4.8 74% 0.9845 0.9952 0.8838 4.29