Chitosan Nanoparticles as a Percutaneous Drug Delivery System for Hydrocortisone

Table 1

Particle size, zeta potential, PDI, and EE of HC-loaded LMwt CS NPs at various concentrations of CS (Mean ± S.D, 𝑛=3).

CS concentration	Particle size	PDI	Zeta potential	EE (%) ± S.D	EE (%) ± S.D
(%)	(nm) ± S.D		(mV) ± S.D	HPLC	U.V/VIS.
0.1	112±11	0.31	+33±3	86±3	84±2
0.2	194±9	0.24	+44±4	88±3	84±2
0.3	299±8	0.38	+52±4	88±4	84±1
0.4	405±12	0.41	+51±2	89±4	85±2
0.5	537±15	0.47	+44±4	90±5	86±1