Dexamethasone-Loaded Pseudo-Protein Nanoparticles for Ocular Drug Delivery: Evaluation of Drug Encapsulation Efficiency and Drug Release

Table 1

Influence of the polymer concentration in the organic phase on the formation of NPs.

Concentration of polymer in the organic phase (mg/mL)	AD (nm) ± SD	PDI ± SD
10	91.7 ± 0.9	0.086 ± 0.013
15	102.1 ± 0.7	0.095 ± 0.011
20	113.4 ± 1.2	0.101 ± 0.016
25	123.5 ± 0.6	0.097 ± 0.013
30	138.4 ± 0.7	0.093 ± 0.012
35	158.3 ± 1.5^§	0.269 ± 0.026^§

AD, average diameter; PDI, polydispersity index; SD, standard deviation. ^§Partially aggregated sample. Data presented are averages of three independent experiments.