Research Article
Antileishmanial and Immunomodulatory Effect of Babassu-Loaded PLGA Microparticles: A Useful Drug Target to Leishmania amazonensis Infection
Table 1
Diameter, zeta potential, efficiency of encapsulation, and polydispersion index of PLGA microparticles loaded with the aqueous extract of babassu mesocarp with or without 6-coumarin.
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(a) CMP: unloaded microparticles. MMP: microparticles loaded with the aqueous extract of babassu mesocarp. CMP6-coumarin: microparticles loaded with the fluorescent dye 6- coumarin and MMP6-coumarin: microparticles loaded with the aqueous extract of babassu mesocarp and the fluorescent dye 6-coumarin. (b) Values are the mean ± standard deviation of samples tested in quintuplicate. (c) EE: entrapment efficiency. (d) NA: not applicable |