Table III.
Physicomechanical Properties of the Studied Dry Compacts
| API | Polymer | Weight (mg) | Diameter (mm) | Thickness (mm) | Volume (cm3) | Density (g/cm3) | Porosity (%) | SA/V tab (mm2/mm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibuprofen | PEO | 320.00 ± 0.01 | 10.03 ± 0.00 | 3.91 ± 0.10 | 0.31 ± 0.00 | 1.04 ± 0.00 | 16.30 ± 0.01 | 0.91 ± 0.00 |
| NaCMC | 332.00 ± 0.01 | 10.07 ± 0.00 | 3.45 ± 0.06 | 0.28 ± 0.00 | 1.19 ± 0.00 | 18.23 ± 0.00 | 0.97 ± 0.00 | |
| PEO/NaCMC | 329.00 ± 0.01 | 10.09 ± 0.01 | 3.75 ± 0.09 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 1.10 ± 0.00 | 23.37 ± 0.00 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | |
| Theophylline | PEO | 338.00 ± 0.00 | 10.01 ± 0.00 | 3.38 ± 0.01 | 0.27 ± 0.00 | 1.27 ± 0.01 | 13.38 ± 0.01 | 0.99 ± 0.01 |
| NaCMC | 332.00 ± 0.00 | 10.05 ± 0.01 | 3.04 ± 0.05 | 0.24 ± 0.00 | 1.38 ± 0.00 | 17.11 ± 0.00 | 1.06 ± 0.00 | |
| PEO/NaCMC | 334.00 ± 0.01 | 10.03 ± 0.00 | 3.20 ± 0.08 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 1.32 ± 0.00 | 17.73 ± 0.00 | 1.02 ± 0.00 | |
| Propranolol HCl | PEO | 327.00 ± 0.00 | 10.02 ± 0.00 | 3.57 ± 0.00 | 0.28 ± 0.00 | 1.16 ± 0.00 | 14.76 ± 0.01 | 0.96 ± 0.00 |
| NaCMC | 336.00 ± 0.00 | 10.06 ± 0.00 | 3.33 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.00 | 1.27 ± 0.00 | 9.62 ± 0.00 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | |
| PEO/NaCMC | 330.00 ± 0.01 | 10.03 ± 0.00 | 3.41 ± 0.07 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 1.22 ± 0.01 | 10.38 ± 0.00 | 0.98 ± 0.01 |