| (A) Molar concentration of CaCl2 (1:1 ratio) |
Diameter of beads, mm |
Weight of beads, mg |
Loaded-FLB, (mg) |
Encapsulation efficiency, percentage |
| before drying |
after drying |
| 0.025 |
2.6±0.1 |
1.6±0.1 |
0.7±0.0 |
49.4±0.5 |
98.7 |
| 0.05 |
2.1±0.1 |
1.6±0.1 |
0.6±0.0 |
45.7±0.5 |
91.3 |
| 0.1 |
2.2±0.1 |
1.5±0.1 |
0.6±0.0 |
43.8±0.5 |
87.6 |
| 0.2 |
2.1±0.0 |
1.4±0.2 |
0.6 ±0.0 |
42.6±0. 6 |
85.2 |
| 0.5 |
2.0±0.3 |
1.4±0.0 |
0.5 ±0.0 |
36.6±0.5 |
73.5 |
| 1.0 |
20.0±0.1 |
1.3±0.1 |
0.6 ±0.0 |
33.1±0.5 |
66.1 |
| (B) D:P ratios |
Diameter of beads, mm |
Weight of beads, mg |
Loaded-FLB, mg |
Encapsulation efficiency percentage |
| before drying |
after drying |
| 1:0.5 |
2.8±0.1 |
1. 8±0.1 |
0.6±0.1 |
49.3±0.5 |
98.5 |
| 1: 1 |
2.6±0.1 |
1.6±0.1 |
0.7±0.1 |
45.6±0.5 |
91.3 |
| 1 : 2 |
2.7±0.1 |
1.5±0.1 |
0.6±0.1 |
42. 5±0.5 |
84.9 |
| 1 : 3 |
2.7±0.1 |
1.6±0.1 |
0.7±0.1 |
41.1±0.5 |
82.1 |
| 1 : 4 |
1. 8±0.1 |
1.4±0.1 |
0.5±0.2 |
35.2±0.5 |
70.2 |
| 1 : 5 |
2.1±0.1 |
1.3±0.1 |
0.5±0.1 |
29.9±0.5 |
59.8 |
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