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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: Results Pharma Sci. 2012;2:79–85. doi: 10.1016/j.rinphs.2012.11.001

Table 4.

Effect of the ratio of dipersing-to-diffusing phase on the encapsulation efficiency of lysozyme in PLGA nanoparticles.*

Ratio of dispersing phase to
diffusing phase
Encapsulation efficiency (%)
1:10 9 ± 3
1:20 49 ± 9
1:30 71 ± 7
1:40 84 ± 8
*

Protein concentration: 25mg/ml; volume ratio between water and ACN: 1:4; PLGA 50:50 concentration in ACN: 90mg/ml; theoretical loading: 5% (w/w).