Table 1.

Drug loading (D–L), encapsulation efficiency (E–E), and diameter (D_v) of GA-loaded microparticles, and span of microparticles prepared by two different methods. (mean ± SD, n = 3).

Method	D–L (%)	E–E (%)	Dv (μm)	Span
O/W emulsion	22.3 ± 0.0	74.3 ± 0.9	40.2 ± 16.2	1.11 ± 0.1
Hydrogel template	25.6 ± 0.5	85.3 ± 1.6	40.1 ± 3.1	0.20 ± 0.0