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Table 1 Composition of Thymoquinone (THQ)-loaded-PLGA-nanoparticles

From: A bioanalytical UHPLC based method used for the quantification of Thymoquinone-loaded-PLGA-nanoparticles in the treatment of epilepsy

Formulation code

PLGA (mg)

DCM (mL)

THQ (mg)

PVA

(%)

Mean particle size (nm) ± SD

Polydispersity index

(PDI) ± SD

Zeta potential

Entrapment efficiency (EE %) ± SD

Drug loading (DL %) ± SD

Process yield

(%) ± SD

THQ-N1

100

8

10

1

97.36 ± 2.01

0.263 ± 0.004

− 17.98 ± 1.09

82.49 ± 2.38

5.09 ± 0.13

88.94 ± 3.48

THQ-N2

200

8

10

1

196.48 ± 2.37

0.371 ± 0.005

− 21.31 ± 1.13

73.16 ± 2.16

5.10 ± 0.11

86.42 ± 3.08

THQ-N3

300

8

10

1

297.16 ± 2.71

0.389 ± 0.005

− 25.46 ± 1.30

70.94 ± 3.11

5.76 ± 0.12

83.017 ± 4.01

THQ-N4

400

8

10

1

372.49 ± 3.23

0.410 ± 0.006

− 28.61 ± 1.41

70.69 ± 3.21

6.33 ± 0.21

77.12 ± 3.14

THQ-N5

500

8

10

1

411.96 ± 3.69

0.509 ± 0.006

− 31.79 ± 1.59

68.75 ± 3.37

6.94 ± 0.48

72.03 ± 4.59