Table 1 The release rate constant (K) and regression coefficient (R2) values of the different models.

From: Ceftizoxime loaded ZnO/l-cysteine based an advanced nanocarrier drug for growth inhibition of Salmonella typhimurium

Formulation

pH

Zero-order

First-order

Higuchi

Korsmeyer–Peppas

K0

R2

K1

R2

KH

R2

K

R2

ZnO/L-Cys@ CFX

9.0

1.86

0.90

0.02

0.81

11.54

0.97

0.37

0.99

7.4

1.48

0.91

0.02

0.80

9.13

0.98

0.36

0.99

3.5

2.54

0.82

0.02

0.72

15.53

0.91

0.41

0.93