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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Pharm. 2021 Oct 6;610:121160. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121160

Table 1.

The particle size, polydispersity index, and stability of Iva-Col-NPs prepared in various formulations (n = 3).

Formulation code Ivacaftor Colistin Stabilizers Drugs-to-stabilizer ratio DMF (mL) Water (mL) Particle size (nm) PDI Stability
F1 50 - - - 0.75 10 - - < 0.1 h
F2 50 50 - - 0.75 10 185.9 ± 7.2 0.140 ± 0.056 < 2 h
F3 50 50 Poloxamer
188
1:1:1 0.75 10 198.0 ± 5.0 0.174 ± 0.020 < 72 h
F4 50 50 Poloxamer
407
1:1:1 0.75 10 170.6 ± 4.3 0.157 ± 0.053 < 24 h
F5 50 50 Poloxamer
338
1:1:1 0.75 10 251.9 ± 3.1 0.139 ± 0.020 < 1 h
F6 50 50 PVP K90 1:1:1 0.75 10 228.1 ± 1.4 0.130 ± 0.023 < 12 h
F7 50 50 DSPE-PEG 1:1:1 0.75 10 199.3 ± 4.3 0.100 ± 0.076 > 120 h