Table 3.

Particle sizing using image analysis on SEM micrographs (n ⩾ 100 particles).

System	Mean (µm)	Range (µm)
Raw Sim	20.063 ± 9.282	4.559–29.137
0.1% w/v SD Sim (25% PR)	7.84 ± 2.36	0.35–13.69
0.1% w/v SD Sim (50% PR)	6.59 ± 2.35	2.98–18.10
0.5% w/v SD Sim (25% PR)	12.64 ± 4.77	5.49–28.14
0.5% w/v SD Sim (50% PR)	11.77 ± 4.44	6.265–32.89

PR, pump rate; SD, spray dried; SEM, scanning electron microscopy; Sim, simvastatin.