Table 1.
Composition and characterization of the ca-alginate apigenin beads.
| Formulation Code | Composition | Characterization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGN | SAG | CaCl2 | PS | DL | Yield | |
| mg | mg | % | µm | % | % | |
| BD1 | 100 | 200 | 10 | 1413 ± 0.02 | 49.87 ± 1.8 | 84.98 ± 0.5 |
| BD2 | 100 | 225 | 10 | 1376 ± 0.03 | 55.76 ± 2.1 | 88.76 ± 0.6 |
| BD3 | 100 | 250 | 10 | 1265 ± 0.01 | 59.87 ± 1.8 | 99.91 ± 0.8 |
| BD4 | 100 | 275 | 10 | 1181 ± 0.07 | 66.67 ± 2.3 | 90.98 ± 0.3 |
| BD5 | 100 | 300 | 10 | 1102 ± 0.05 | 70.34 ± 1.5 | 94.89 ± 0.1 |
| BD6 | 100 | 325 | 10 | 1043 ± 0.02 | 76.65 ± 2.0 | 96.78 ± 0.9 |
AGN = apigenin, SAG = sodium alginate, PS = particle size, DL = drug loading.