Table 2 Volume, surface area, and S/V ratio of honeycomb SEDDS lipid microstructures of different wall widths (20, 40, 80, 160 µm) and unstructured lipid film

From: Fabrication of self-emulsifying lipid microstructure by stiffness-tunable mold for drug delivery applications

 

Surface Area (mm2)

Volume (mm3)

S/V ratio

20 µm honeycomb

0.020

0.182

0.107

40 µm honeycomb

0.019

0.304

0.063

80 µm honeycomb

0.018

0.44

0.04

160 µm honeycomb

0.015

0.553

0.027

Film

0.007

0.562

0.012

  1. The measured values (width and thickness) have been used for 2.5 × 2.5 mm footprint honeycomb structures, lipid film assumed to have a thickness of 90 µm, and a 2.5 × 2.5 mm footprint
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