Table 1.

Characterizations of curcuminoids microcapsules (CPM).

Parameters	Cross-Linked CPM	Non-cross-Linked CPM
Entrapment efficiency (%)	82.69 ± 0.93	81.92 ± 2.46
Drug loading (%)	16.21 ± 0.22	16.06 ± 0.59
Entrapment yield (%)	87.89 ± 2.57	92.09 ± 6.99
Particle size, D(4,3) (µm)	40.498 ± 0.175	119.663 ± 1.295
Span value	1.440 ± 0.013	1.831 ± 0.034
Uniformity	0.425 ± 0.003	0.564 ± 0.010
Wall thickness (µm)	0.462 ± 0.074	0.411 ± 0.101