Development of a Highly Biocompatible Antituberculosis Nanodelivery Formulation Based on Para-Aminosalicylic Acid—Zinc Layered Hydroxide Nanocomposites

Table 2

Elemental analysis of organic and inorganic elements (nanocomposite-A).

Sample	C; (% w/w)	N; (% w/w)	C/N	Zn; (% w/w)	% Loading of PAS by HPLC
PAS; (pure drug)	59.00^a	10.00^a	6.02^a	—	—
PAS-ZLH; Nanocomposite-A	16.00^a	2.30^a	8.20^a	44.62^b	22.24^c
PAS-ZLH Nanocomposite-B	10.54^a	1.54^a	6.8^a	52.7^b	14.60^c

a Determined by CHNS analysis; ^bDetermined by ICP analysis; ^cDetermined by HPLC analysis.