Research Article
Development and Evaluation of Dual Cross-Linked Pulsatile Beads for Chronotherapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 3
Characteristics of composite pectin alginate beads.
| Batch code | Production yield (%) | Entrapment efficiency | Average diameter (mm) | % Swelling (6.8 pH) | % Swelling (1.2 pH) |
| P1 | 85.30 ± 0.70 | 82.95 ±1.42 | 1.15 ± 0.06 | 200.5 ± 32.4 | 31.5 ± 12.3 | P2 | 91.38 ± 1.26 | 72.93 ± 1.20 | 1.08 ± 0.05 | 175.3 ± 27.0 | 40.8 ± 9.70 | P3 | 87.69 ± 2.39 | 74.89 ± 1.32 | 1.06 ± 0.07 | 158.9 ± 19.5 | 42.3 ± 13.0 | P4 | 91.49 ± 1.63 | 79.37 ± 1.55 | 1.11 ± 0.06 | 293.8 ± 20.5 | 24.2 ± 9.13 | P5 | 88.41 ± 0.57 | 76.69 ± 3.57 | 1.07 ± 0.05 | 114.4 ± 22.6 | 55.2 ± 12.6 | P6 | 93.30 ± 0.76 | 83.24 ± 1.05 | 1.30 ± 0.03 | 57.0 ± 5.1 | 29.4 ± 9.21 | P7 | 92.70 ± 1.46 | 83.04 ± 1.57 | 1.20 ± 0.03 | 72.6 ± 9.4 | 25.5 ± 5.49 | P8 | 88.36 ± 1.37 | 80.65 ± 1.95 | 1.16 ± 0.04 | 98.6 ± 11.25 | 25.6 ± 3.55 | P9 | 90.69 ± 0.98 | 83.01 ± 1.36 | 1.18 ± 0.07 | 81.54 ± 6.28 | 28.7 ± 5.11 |
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