Table 2.
Composition of ferulic acid-loaded and unloaded PHBV/PCL microparticles.
| Composition | Formulation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1FA0 | M1FA5 | M1FA10 | M1FA20 | M2FA0 | M2FA5 | M2FA10 | M2FA20 | |
| Aqueous phase | ||||||||
| Polysorbate 80 (g) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| PVA (g) | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Purified water (mL) | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 |
| Organic phase | ||||||||
| Ferulic acid (g) | — | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | — | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| PHBV (system M1) (g) | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.60 | — | — | — | — |
| PCL (system M2) (g) | — | — | — | — | 2.00 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.60 |
| Chloroform (mL) | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Methylene chloride (mL) | — | — | — | — | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 |