Table 1.
Effect of polymer type on particle size mean of microparticles.
| Polymer | Particle size mean (µm) (± SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FBRM | Optical microscope | Laser diffraction | |
| Ethyl cellulose 4 cp | 83.24 (± 5.28) | 88.78 (± 7.64) | 84.65 (± 6.11) |
| Eudragit RL 100 | 73.42 (± 6.44) | 79.62 (± 9.17) | 75.37 (± 5.75) |
| Eudragit RS 100 | 59.36 (± 5.21) | 63.96 (± 8.92) | 60.14 (± 6.44) |
| Polycaprolactone (Mw. 10,000) | 51.29 (± 4.09) | 57.86 (± 8.12) | 53.46 (± 5.32) |
| PLGA (RG503H) | 64.08 (± 3.18) | 68.15 (± 6.95) | 65.75 (± 4.37) |