Table III.

Physical Characteristics of Reservoir and Rate Controlling Films

Parameters tested	Sodium Alginate Reservoir Films					Rate Controlling Eudragit Films
	A	B	C	D	E	1	2	3	4	5
Percentage elongation at break	10 ± 1.52	13 ± 0.57	14 ± 1.15	18 ± 0.53	14 ± 2.5	18 ± 1.2	18 ± 2.0	20 ± 1.0	25 ± 0.5	19 ± 1.5
Drug Content (mg) per reservoir	1.85 ± 0.55	1.90 ± 0.50	1.95 ± 0.32	2.01 ± 0.02	2.10 ± 0.22	–	–	–	–	–
Thickness(μm)	150 ± 1.0	150 ± 1.0	151 ± 1.3	155 ± 0.5	156 ± 0.5	48 ± 2.0	47 ± 1.5	50 ± 1.0	50 ± 1.5	50 ± 2

Results are mean of five observations ± standard deviation; values are rounded up to nearest value