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Table 2 Box–Behnken experimental design and the observed responses

From: Nanomicelles co-loaded with doxorubicin and salvianolic acid A for breast cancer chemotherapy

Run

Independent variable

Dependent variable

X1

X2

X3

Y1 (nm)

Y2 (%)a

Y3 (%)b

1

0

0

0

17.11 ± 1.30

13.3 ± 0.4

85.6 ± 4.8 (79.1 ± 3.8, 92.0 ± 4.0)

2

0

− 1

− 1

18.78 ± 0.75

14.5 ± 1.0

75.0 ± 2.1 (67.5 ± 2.9, 82.4 ± 2.3)

3

0

+ 1

+ 1

17.65 ± 0.97

4.5 ± 0.6

43.0 ± 2.0 (37.1 ± 1.3, 45.5 ± 5.2)

4

0

0

0

16.99 ± 1.12

13.4 ± 1.1

92.9 ± 3.3 (87.0 ± 2.5, 98.7 ± 2.8)

5

0

0

0

16.98 ± 0.90

13.9 ± 1.5

100.4 ± 4.2 (97.1 ± 5.3, 103.6 ± 1.8)

6

0

− 1

+ 1

17.66 ± 2.11

8.0 ± 0.7

80.6 ± 5.2 (74.9 ± 4.3, 90.4 ± 7.1)

7

0

0

0

16.82 ± 2.01

15.1 ± 1.0

101.6 ± 15.0 (101.2 ± 12.2, 102.3 ± 12.6)

8

+ 1

+ 1

0

17.16 ± 1.01

16.5 ± 1.2

101.8 ± 2.8 (99.9 ± 3.3, 103.8 ± 1.4)

9

− 1

− 1

0

224.5 ± 22.34

11.7 ± 0.7

87.8 ± 4.6 (81.6 ± 3.2, 93.9 ± 4.2)

10

− 1

0

+ 1

15.03 ± 1.67

9.9 ± 0.6

78.9 ± 6.7 (72.5 ± 5.1, 85.3 ± 5.9)

11

0

+ 1

− 1

16.77 ± 0.52

19.8 ± 1.5

96.1 ± 8.7 (89.7 ± 7.1, 102.5 ± 7.0)

12

+ 1

0

− 1

18.44 ± 0.73

16.6 ± 1.7

87.7 ± 5.3 (81.1 ± 4.5, 94.2 ± 4.1)

13

+ 1

− 1

0

266.9 ± 24.21

11.7 ± 0.7

72.7 ± 6.5 (66.6 ± 5.7, 78.9 ± 4.9)

14

+ 1

0

+ 1

18.23 ± 1.31

10.6 ± 0.5

93.9 ± 8.0 (87.5 ± 6.2, 100.2 ± 6.1)

15

0

0

0

17.46 ± 0.63

15.7 ± 1.2

91.6 ± 11.3 (85.2 ± 9.2, 98.1 ± 9.3)

16

− 1

+ 1

0

16.06 ± 0.37

15.0 ± 1.4

84.9 ± 7.8 (78.8 ± 6.0, 90.9 ± 6.8)

17

− 1

0

− 1

115.5 ± 9.78

14.6 ± 0.9

61.7 ± 9.1 (55.9 ± 7.8, 67.5 ± 7.1)

  1. aThe data are the sum of DOX and SAA
  2. bThe data are the mean of two drugs and the EE value of separate drug is presented successively in brackets for DOX and SAA