Table 4.

Mass median aerodynamic diameter, fine particle fraction, emitted dose and dispersibility of sCT-CS-NPs spray dried powders determined with ACI (mean ± SD, n = 3)

Formulation	MMAD (μm)	FPF (%)	ED (%)	Dispersibility (%)
sCT-CS-NPs powder	3.45	18.67	22.43	48.71
sCT-CS-NPs spray dried powders (NPs/M = 30/70)	2.72	63.50	71.17	78.58

Abbreviations: ACI, Andersen Cascade Impactor; ED, emitted dose; FPF, fine particle fraction; MMAD, mass median aerodynamic diameter; M, mannitol; sCT-CS-NPs, salmon calcitonin loaded chitosan nanoparticles; SD, standard deviation.