Research Article

Development and Characterization of Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

Table 1

Various physicochemical characterizations of gemcitabine-loaded starch NPs.

S. numberParticle size (nm) (average)Poly dispersity indexZeta Potential (mV)Particle shape %   yield % entrapment efficiencyDrug content (mg)In  vitro drug release in 24 hrs
Blank NP’sDrug-loaded NP’s

F5231.41.0−11.8−9.55Spherical with slight rough surface 72.5 70.3269.3783.13