A Novel Aerosol Method for the Production of Hydrogel Particles

Table 1

Parameters and compositions of the hydrogel particles developed by the new spray gelation-based method.

Nebulizer	Sample code	Air pressure (psi)	Crosslinker	% Alginate (w/v)	GSD
Pari LC Plus	PN1	20	CaCl2	0.5	1.2
	PN2	20	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	0.5	1.1
	PN3	40	CaCl2	0.5	1.3
	PN4	40	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	0.5	1.1
	PN5	20	CaCl2	1	1.1
	PN6	20	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	1	1.3
	PN7	40	CaCl2	1	1.3
	PN8	40	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	1	1.2
Aerotech II	AN1	20	CaCl2	0.5	1.3
	AN2	20	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	0.5	1.2
	AN3	40	CaCl2	0.5	1.1
	AN4	40	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	0.5	1.1
	AN5	20	CaCl2	1	1.1
	AN6	20	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	1	1.4
	AN7	40	CaCl2	1	1.2
	AN8	40	PEG-g-Cs/CaCl2	1	2.2