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Formulation and Evaluation of Antibacterial Creams and Gels Containing Metal Ions for Topical Application
Table 2
Composition of the topical gel formulations.
| | | Amount of each ingredient (%); formulations are coded from 1 to 18 | | Ingredients | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | G8 | G9 | G10 | G11 | G12 | G13 | G14 | G15 | G16 | G17 | G18 |
| | Zinc sulfate | 3 | | Copper sulfate | 3 | | ι-Carrageenan | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 5% HPMC gel | — | — | qs 100 | qs 100 | 50 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Xanthan gum | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Guar gum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Poloxamer 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lecithin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Isopropyl myristate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Kollidon 90F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | | FlexiThix | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | | Carbomer 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | | Triethanolamine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.35 | | BHT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | DI water | qs ad to 100 | — | 25 | qs ad to 100 |
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HPMC: hypromellose; BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene.
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