Preparation, Optimization, and Evaluation of Epichlorohydrin Cross-Linked Enset (Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheeseman) Starch as Drug Release Sustaining Excipient in Microsphere Formulation

Table 1

Reaction conditions of the eight cross-linked starch formulations for preliminary study.

CLS	Theophylline	ECH	1 M NaOH	NaCl	Reaction	Reaction	Weight of dry
Batch	(mg)	(%,)	(%, )	(%, )	Time (h)	T^o (°C)	Enset starch (g)
F-1	100	3	6.4	3	1	54	100
F-2	100	3	6.4	3	10	54	100
F-3	100	3	6.4	3	10	25	100
F-4	100	16	6.4	3	10	25	100
F-5	100	16	6.4	3	1	54	100
F-6	100	16	6.4	3	1	25	100
F-7	100	16	6.4	3	10	54	100
F-8	100	3	6.4	3	1	25	100