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. 2019 Jul 5;14:4911–4929. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S209987

Table 2.

Kinetic analysis of the release data of APO from COS-NPs (F4)

Release phase Zero order First order Higuchi model Release mechanism Korsmeyer-Peppas Drug release mechanism
Coefficient of determination (R2) (R2) Diffusional exponent (n)
Burst release phase 0.8326 0.8735 0.9851 Diffusion 0.9817 0.4256 Fickian
Sustained release phase 0.8859 0.8993 0.9073 Diffusion 0.9048 0.1011 Fickian

Abbreviations: APO, apocynin; COS, chitosan oligosaccharide; NPs, nanoparticles.