Table 8 Percent (%) drug released of marketed mupirocin ointment, mupirocin cream and prepared mupirocin-loaded nanosponge gel formulation

39.81 ± 1.33

21.40 ± 1.31

8.17 ± 2.21

76.48 ± 2.41

39.50 ± 2.19

11.35 ± 1.21

84.47 ± 1.71

46.97 ± 2.85

15.30 ± 3.21

91.05 ± 3.57

55.95 ± 3.34

20.35 ± 2.21

95.51 ± 2.74

68.49 ± 1.79

27.69 ± 1.21

–

74.38 ± 2.11

42.15 ± 3.21

–

83.28 ± 1.42

47.15 ± 1.21

–

90.20 ± 3.64

58.60 ± 2.21

–

–

81.06 ± 2