Research Article

Systematic Approach for the Formulation and Optimization of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles of Efavirenz by High Pressure Homogenization Using Design of Experiments for Brain Targeting and Enhanced Bioavailability

Table 3

Comparison of formulation techniques on the basis of particle size, PDI, and entrapment efficiency are expressed as mean ± SD (); # indicates statistical significance (). PDI: polydispersity .

S. numberBatch
number
TechniqueParticle
(nm)
Entrapment
(%)

1SFT01Solvent
evaporation
2SFT02High pressure
homogenization
376.3 ± 9.5#0.380 ± 0.10164.76 ± 1.9#