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. 2014 Mar 18;9(3):e92106. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092106

Table 1. Parameters used for electrospraying and details of the particulate products.

No. Process Ccf a (w/v) Fs b (mL/h) Fc c (mL/h) Cq d (%) Diameter (μm)
M1 Single 1.0 0 1.35±0.67
M2 Coaxial 3% 1.0 0.4 7.64 1.69±1.13
M3 Coaxial 3% 1.0 0.7 10.71 1.74±1.02
M4 Coaxial 3% 1.0 1.0
M5 Coaxial 5% 1.0 0.7 16.67 1.85±0.83
a

Ccf represents the drug content in core fluid.

b

Fs represents the flow rate of sheath fluid that consists of 10% (w/v) PVP K25, 0.2% (w/v) SDS and 0.3% (w/v) sucralose in a mixed solvent system comprising water and ethanol (0.5:9.5, v:v).

c

Fc represents the flow rate of core fluid that consists of 10% (w/v) PVP and quercetin in a mixed solvent of DMAc and ethanol (4:6, v:v).

d

Cq represents the drug content in solid products, which is calculated according to the equation: Cq  =  (F c×C c)/{ [F s×(10%+0.2%+0.3%)]+ [F c×(10%+C c)]}, F s, F c, and C c represent the flow rates of the sheath and core fluids, and the drug contents in the core fluids, respectively.