Table 1

The release characteristics of gentamicin from TNT-Ti

Time

1 h

6 h

1 day

3 days

7 days

11 days

Drug release (%)

12.7 ± 1.2

36.2 ± 0.8

39.6 ± 0.5

48.5 ± 4.2

75.1 ± 13.6

100.0 ± 0.0

Weight release (μg)

25.4 ± 3.3

72.4 ± 1.4

79.2 ± 0.9

97.0 ± 5.8

150.2 ± 24.1

200 ± 0.1

The release characteristics of gentamicin from TNT-Ti (mean ± SD, n = 3) showing drug release (%) and weight release (μg) at different time intervals determined by UV-Vis spectrophotometry. The total amount of loaded drug was 200 μg determined by TGA.

Gulati et al. Nanoscale Research Letters 2011 6:571   doi:10.1186/1556-276X-6-571