Formulation Optimization and Evaluation of Probiotic Lactobacillus sporogenes-Loaded Sodium Alginate with Carboxymethyl Cellulose Mucoadhesive Beads Using Design Expert Software

Table 4

Mean diameter of calcium alginate/CMC beads containing L. sporogenes.

Formulation code	Mean diameter (mm)
D1	1.15 ± 0.03
D2	1.3 ± 0.04
D3	1.39 ± 0.03
D4	1.17 ± 0.07
D5	1.22 ± 0.04
D6	1.41 ± 0.02
D7	1.19 ± 0.04
D8	1.24 ± 0.02
D9	1.50 ± 0.04

mean ± SD.