TABLE 1

Doxycycline loading using 3.0 M sulfuric acid–loaded 20 μM DPPC/cholesterol liposomes

Time/Temperature/Input Concentration of DoxycyclineaMilligrams Captured
h/°C per mg/ml%
1/55/330.401 (4.86)
1/55/8.251.54 (74.69)
24/22/331.21 (14.77)
24 /22 /8.252.02 (97.77)
48/ 22/333.199 (38.77)
48/22 /8.251.44 (69.57)
  • a Loading conditions were 1, 24, or 48 hours on the shaker at either 55 or 22°C. A doxycycline concentration of either 8.25 or 33 mg/ml was added to the liposome mixture.