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. 2022 Mar 10;8(3):174. doi: 10.3390/gels8030174

Table 2.

Different novel formulation evaluation studies before incorporating into hydrogel.

API-Novel Formulation Droplet/Particle Range Drug Content/Entrapment Efficiency (%) PDI Zeta Potential (mV) pH Viscosity Shape Time DR (%) References
RVT-LS 100 to 200 nm
(Average 158 ± 22 nm)
85 ± 2 0.077 −6.72 ± 2.47 NP appropriate viscosity (NM) Spherical 8 h 61 [32]
Vit C-SDEDDS 0.06 to 60.26 μm
(Average 17.13 ± 2.50 μm)
NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP [33]
ROS-NE 180.57 ± 1.82 to 224.67 ± 2.31 nm 98.59 ± 2.12 to 107.69 ± 6.28 0.123 ± 0.021 to 0.230 ± 0.036 −39.65 ± 1.53 to 46.17 ± 3.90 3.85 ± 0.07 to 4.73 ± 0.07 1.1 to 1.3 cps NP 8 h 71.8 ± 1.98 [34]
PG-NE 164.3 ± 7.4 nm 96.2 ± 3.4 0.12 ± 0.03 −48.9 ± 2.1 5.5 ± 0.2 Near to 1 cps NM NP NP [35]
PENY-NC 161 ± 4 nm 95.2 ± 1.4 0.14 ± 0.01 −15.7 ± 0.3 5.6 ± 0.1 NP Spherical 3 h
24 h
27 ± 1
67 ± 1
[36]
PENY-NE 125 ± 6 nm 88.7 ± 1.1 0.12 ± 0.01 −10.8 ± 0.4 5.0 ± 0.7 NP Spherical 3 h
24 h
36 ± 2
77 ± 2
[36]
IBU-ME 14.34 ± 0.98 nm NP 0.220 ± 0.075 NP 5.23 0.2025 ± 0.003 Pas NP 12 h 46.78 ± 4.59 [37]
TER-ME 44.98 ± 27.34 nm NP NP NP NP 77.98 ± 0.75 cp Spherical NP NP [38]
CUR-ME 231.8 ± 7.6 nm 99.50 NP NP NP NP NP NP NP [39]
BCN-NCY 189.21 ± 0.36 nm NP NP NP NP NP Spherical Gel TEM showed network structure 4 h 65.3 ± 3.2 [40]
SSD-CUBO 152.3 to 389.6 nm 86.05 ± 3.86 to 94.56 ± 1.40 0.25 ± 0.004 to 0.65 ± 0.45 NP NP NP Cubic NP NP [41]

NP: Not performed by the researchers; NM: Not mentioned by the researchers.