Table 3 Characteristics of spray dried MYR-microparticles (Mean ± S.D., n = 3).

From: Inhalable herbal nanotherapeutics targeting lung carcinoma

 

Formula code

SD-MYR-CPX-SLNs

SD-MP1

SD-MP2

SD-MP3

SD-MP4

Yield (%w/w)

28.75 ± 1.77

68.8 ± 1.06

80.5 ± 0.71

89.05 ± 0.64

86.15 ± 0.92

% Drug recovery

73.3 ± 1.70

90.50 ± 0.71

92.65 ± 1.91

95.15 ± 1.20

93.7 ± 0.99

Angle of repose (θ)

67.2 ± 0.71

46.7 ± 2.12

32.6 ± 0.42

29.3 ± 0.14

38.65 ± 0.85

Bulk density (g/cm3)

0.091 ± 0.03

0.265 ± 0.014

0.2079 ± 0.022

0.247 ± 0.053

0.2483 ± 0.007

Tapped density (g/cm3)

0.155 ± 0.09

0.407 ± 0.12

0.2445 ± 0.005

0.2823 ± 0.42

0.2979 ± 0.26

CI (%)

41.3 ± 0.3112

34.9 ± 0.0246

14.96 ± 0.317

12.5 ± 0.09

16.64 ± 0.075

HR

1.7 ± 0.16

1.53 ± 0.07

1.17 ± 0.092

1.143 ± 0.12

1.19 ± 0.088