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Published in final edited form as: J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2009 Nov;91(2):938–947. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.31478

Table 1.

Parameters for S/O/O double emulsion

	Methylene chloride for inner emulsion	Rate for inner emulsion homogenization	Rate for outer emulsion homogenization	Diameter Range (Mean ± SD)^*
20:80 CPTEG:CPH	2 mL	20,000 rpm 3 min	3mL oil/4 mL MeCl₂ 20,000 rpm, 3 min	18 ± 11 μm
Poly(CPTEG) and 50:50 CPTEG:CPH	2 mL	20,000 rpm 3 min	4mL oil/6 mL MeCl₂ 20,000 rpm, 3 min	15 ± 11 μm 13 ± 9 μm
Poly(SA)	3 mL	30,000 rpm 1 min	3mL oil/4 mL MeCl₂ 20000 rpm, 1 min	0.3 ± 0.2 μm
20:80 CPH:SA	2 mL	30000 rpm 1 min	3mL oil/4 mL MeCl₂ 30000 rpm, 1 min	10 ± 6 μm
50:50 CPH:SA	2 mL	20000 rpm 1 min	3mL oil/4 mL MeCl₂ 30000 rpm, 1 min	10 ± 6 μm

SD=Standard deviation of over 500 microspheres