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. 2014 Jul 28;8:1003–1012. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S65396

Table 1.

Viscosities and related parameters of both microencapsulated formulations: G-SA and G-DCA-SA (n=3)

Formula code Setting Speed
(rpm)
Viscosity
(mPa·s)
Shear rate
(s−1)
Torque
(mN·m)
Shear stress
(Pa)
G-SA 1 20 UD UD UD UD
2 35 UD UD UD UD
3 61 UD UD UD UD
4 107 37±0.35 124.9±0.1 0.17±0.01 4.6±0.04
5 187 34±0.34 221.8±0.25 0.28±0.03 7.7±0.01
6 327 30±0.3 385.1±0.4 0.43±0.05 11.6±0.04
7 572 26±0.26 680.5±0.7 0.64±0.04 17.3±0.02
8 1,000 21±0.2 1,194±1 0.93±0.06 25.4±0.06
G-DCA-SA 1 20 UD UD UD UD
2 35 UD UD UD UD
3 61 UD UD UD UD
4 107 UD UD UD UD
5 187 24±0.24 221.9±0.3 0.19±0.02 5.1±0.05
6 327 23±0.22 385.3±0.5 0.34±0.04 9.1±0.03
7 572 21±0.21 680.8±0.7 0.60±0.04 16.2±0.06
8 1,000 20±0.2 1,195±2 0.97±0.1 26.4±0.03

Abbreviations: G-DCA-SA, gliclazide-deoxycholic acid-sodium alginate; G-SA, gliclazide-sodium alginate; UD, undetected (below the instrument limit of detection).