Table IV.
Time (days) | Temperature | Surface characteristics | Drug content | Viscosity (poise) | pH | Spreadability (gcm/s, mean ± SD, n = 3) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | RT | – | 95.81 ± 1.32 | 8,959 | 6.48 ±0.5 | 18.21 ± 0.53 |
15 | 4°C | – | 95.66 ± 0.52 | 9,263 | 6.96 ± 0.3 | 18.11 ± 0.35 |
30 | 4°C | – | 95.52 ± 0.25 | 8,751 | 7.10 ± 0.4 | 19.50 ± 0.65 |
45 | 4°C | – | 95.45 ± 1.12 | 9,026 | 6.87 ± 0.52 | 17.92 ± 0.69 |
60 | 4°C | + | 93.58 ± 0.4 | 9,172 | 6.95 ± 0.2 | 17.70 ± 0.5 |
15 | RT | – | 95.75 ± 1.86 | 7,741 | 7.10 ± 0.2 | 18.06 ± 0.65 |
30 | RT | – | 95.43 ± 0.86 | 7,652 | 6.77 ± 0.4 | 18.11 ± 0.42 |
45 | RT | + | 94.84 ± 1.87 | 7,800 | 6.52 ± 0.3 | 18.66 ± 1.2 |
60 | RT | + | 93.42 ± 1.19 | 7,720 | 7.21 ± 0.6 | 17.97 ± 0.82 |
15 | 60°C | + | 94.45 ± 0.38 | 9,041 | 7.51 ± 0.1 | 17.97 ± 0.78 |
30 | 60°C | + | 93.82 ± 0.63 | 7,660 | 6.91 ± 0.3 | 18.65 ± 0.71 |
45 | 60°C | ++ | 92.51 ± 0.24 | 8,972 | 6.85 ± 0.5 | 17.35 ± 1.67 |
60 | 60°C | ++ | 91.85 ± 1.54 | 9,010 | 6.71 ± 0.3 | 15.70 ± 0.69 |
– no change, + slight change, ++ considerable change
SD standard deviation