Research Article
Robust Optimization of Alginate-Carbopol 940 Bead Formulations
Table 3
Test conditions to optimize.
| Profile analyzed | Selected variable |
| Drug release | Time to release 50 percent of entrapment drug () | Area under curve (AUC) | Entrapment efficiency | Entrapment efficiency (EE) | Swelling performance | Swelling rate (SR) | Shape of the particles | Shape factor (SF) | Size of the particles | Mean diameter (Dm) |
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