Skip to main content
. 2020 May 13;27(1):756–771. doi: 10.1080/10717544.2020.1760961

Table 5.

Composition of various SMEDDS formulation suggested by Design Expert® in the study and response.

Formulation
code
Excipients ratio
Y1 (nm) Y2 (%) Y3 (s)
X1 (%) X2 (%) X3 (%)
F1 0.10 0.40 0.50 13.68 93.2 26
F2 0.16 0.25 0.59 60.94 95 41
F3 0.17 0.40 0.43 52.23 91 25
F4 0.05 0.48 0.47 11.39 90 15
F5 0.10 0.25 0.65 22.69 97 39
F6 0.05 0.38 0.57 15.89 94.5 17
F7 0.25 0.5 0.25 87.39 86 24
F8 0.18 0.30 0.52 40.79 94.9 32
F9 0.23 0.25 0.52 119.8 91.7 36
F10 0.25 0.35 0.40 111.1 91 28
F11 0.05 0.32 0.63 13.91 98.5 18
F12 0.21 0.44 0.35 105 87.7 21
F13 0.10 0.40 0.50 13.6 93 26
F14 0.14 0.5 0.36 14.45 88 20

Independent variable: X1 as oil percentage (Capmul MCM EP), X2 as surfactant percentage (Tween 20), and X3 as a co-surfactant percentage (Transcutol P). Dependent variables: globule size (Y1), %CDR (Y2) and self-emulsification time (Y3).