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Table I. Factor-setting for the experimental design.
Table II. Particle size (PS) and percent entrapment efficiency (EE %) values for fifteen formulations.
![Figure 1. Counter plot and response surface plot for the effects of the homogenization speed and drug concentration on particle size.](/cms/asset/ffa1a1ed-9d48-4935-94dc-d6f89bf5fba9/ianb_a_1042108_f0001_oc.jpg)
![Figure 2. Counter plot and response surface plot for the effects of the homogenization speed and the molar ratio of CaCl2:Na2CO3 on particle size.](/cms/asset/fa96b5c0-aa7d-4411-8122-faf4b4993a0b/ianb_a_1042108_f0002_oc.jpg)
![Figure 3. Counter plot and response surface plot for the effects of the drug concentration and the molar ratio of CaCl2:Na2CO3 on particle size.](/cms/asset/2f28e21e-e8f9-4b76-b19c-769eef652cb0/ianb_a_1042108_f0003_oc.jpg)
![Figure 4. Counter plot and response surface plot for the effects of the drug concentration and the homogenization speed on entrapment efficiency.](/cms/asset/c837bdc4-923d-4dc2-a9df-03f3da23954d/ianb_a_1042108_f0004_oc.jpg)
![Figure 5. Counter plot and response surface plot for the effects of the drug concentration and the molar ratio of CaCl2:Na2CO3 on entrapment efficiency.](/cms/asset/12b797dd-2de7-446f-b0b0-606829889993/ianb_a_1042108_f0005_oc.jpg)
![Figure 6. Counter plot and response surface plot for the effects of the homogenization speed and the molar ratio of CaCl2:Na2CO3 on entrapment efficiency.](/cms/asset/5d9a3717-3234-4573-9272-a43ab7443771/ianb_a_1042108_f0006_oc.jpg)
![Figure 7. Optimization plot for the preparation of gentamicin sulfate–CaCO3 nanoparticles. The optimum points (PS = 90.12 nm, EE% = 26.49%) were defined as − 0.52, 0.89, and 1, which gives the values of 2:1.25, 4.89 g/dl, and 12,000 rpm for the molar ratio of CaCl2:Na2CO3, concentration of drug, and the homogenization speed respectively.](/cms/asset/8cc8fdb1-8d54-4d8b-9a3d-6c2c9caefcf4/ianb_a_1042108_f0007_oc.jpg)
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