ChemShuttle (Wuxi, China), and clotrimazole was purchased from Sigma
Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate, sodium
phosphate dibasic dihydrate, and bovine serum albumin (BSA) were purchased
from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Soy PC (
95%) was purchased from Avanti Polar Lipids (Alabaster, AL). High-performance
liquid chromatography (HPLC)-grade solvents including methanol and
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were purchased from Alfa Aesar (Ward Hills,
MA), whereas HPLC-grade acetonitrile and n-dodecane
were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, MO). Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
acetate succinate (HPMCAS) HF grade was a generous gift from Shin-Etsu
(Tokyo, Japan). Reverse osmosis water with a resistivity value of
18 MΩ or higher was used. All other chemicals were purchased
from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, MO).
Sodium phosphate buffer
solutions of pH 6.5 with an ionic strength of 50 mM were prepared
by dissolving 4.434 g of Sodium phosphate monobasic monohydrate and
3.186 g of sodium phosphate dibasic dihydrate in 1 L of water.