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Table 9 Release times of ciprofloxacin-loaded untreated potato starch and starch nanoparticles

From: The design and evaluation of ciprofloxacin-loaded nanoformulations using Ipomoea batatas starch nanoparticles

Formulation code

Dissolution times

T25 (min)

T50 (min)

T80 (min)

T90 (min)

CTSN-3 days

14.46

133.96

606.15 (10.1 h)

884.87

CTSN-6 days

23.76

112.89

324.84

423.34

MTSN-3 days

33.16

167.69

503.22

662.76

MTSN-6 days

13.50

85.95

301.54

413.00

Untreated starch

7.33

25.97

61.27 (1.0 h)

75.97

  1. NB, CTSN, Chemically treated starch nanoparticles; MTSN, Mechanically treated starch nanoparticles