Table 2.
Mechanical properties of mucoadhesive films.
| Sample | Tensile testing | Puncture testing | Thickness (mm) |
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| Strength∗ (N) |
Work∗ (mJ) |
Deformation∗ (mm) |
Strength∗ (N) |
Work∗ (mJ) |
Deformation∗ (mm) |
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| A1 | 26.55 ± 1.74 | 149.67 ± 31.31 | 9.18 ± 2.02 | 19.35 ± 0.86 | 22.55 ± 0.68 | 3.35 ± 0.07 | 83.76 ± 10.02 |
| A2 | 18.54 ± 3.10 | 177.97 ± 29.62 | 14.27 ± 1.01 | 13.87 ± 1.08 | 20.20 ± 2.09 | 3.48 ± 0.11 | 101.69 ± 4.13 |
| A3 | 14.07 ± 1.75 | 154.84 ± 24.40 | 19.77 ± 1.35 | 11.17 ± 2.31 | 23.29 ± 7.57 | 4.94 ± 0.71 | 109.90 ± 2.12 |
| A4 | 7.43 ± 1.80 | 87.42 ± 11.11 | 35.56 ± 8.56 | 9.71 ± 2.89 | 34.64 ± 9.95 | 11.68 ± 0.36 | 83.84 ± 1.58 |
| A5 | 4.06 ± 0.76 | 78.45 ± 22.73 | 35.78 ± 3.41 | 6.74 ± 0.95 | 24.53 ± 2.19 | 9.91 ± 0.34 | 112.05 ± 5.87 |
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| B1 | 20.77 ± 1.41 | 226.06 ± 11.19 | 6.50 ± 0.47 | 14.15 ± 1.79 | 18.33 ± 2.56 | 2.18 ± 0.20 | 145.70 ± 6.56 |
| B2 | 15.86 ± 2.16 | 148.26 ± 42.46 | 12.04 ± 0.73 | 9.95 ± 1.38 | 21.39 ± 4.40 | 3.50 ± 0.22 | 156.18 ± 13.37 |
| B3 | 5.94 ± 0.60 | 110.21 ± 11.47 | 21.02 ± 1.27 | 6.54 ± 1.36 | 21.57 ± 4.22 | 4.42 ± 0.07 | 205.13 ± 17.12 |
| B4 | 5.83 ± 0.59 | 66.09 ± 1.83 | 24.71 ± 0.00 | 2.38 ± 0.30 | 12.05 ± 1.00 | 4.56 ± 0.17 | 250.85 ± 26.00 |
| B5 | 0.82 ± 0.11 | 30.49 ± 4.56 | 20.89 ± 0.01 | 1.06 ± 0.11 | 6.97 ± 0.33 | 3.42 ± 0.14 | 296.64 ± 24.03 |
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| C1 | 10.45 ± 0.53 | 19.30 ± 5.16 | 0.96 ± 0.14 | 4.28 ± 0.45 | 3.35 ± 0.92 | 0.65 ± 0.08 | 268.17 ± 46.09 |
| C2 | 7.69 ± 0.72 | 17.07 ± 3.32 | 1.22 ± 0.15 | 3.86 ± 0.52 | 4.28 ± 0.56 | 1.06 ± 0.03 | 221.46 ± 27.28 |
| C3 | 5.29 ± 0.23 | 19.24 ± 3.85 | 1.18 ± 0.06 | 3.00 ± 0.12 | 3.75 ± 0.48 | 1.04 ± 0.04 | 246.93 ± 36.82 |
| C4 | 4.59 ± 0.28 | 16.92 ± 4.28 | 1.41 ± 0.04 | 2.84 ± 0.41 | 3.93 ± 0.41 | 1.12 ± 0.07 | 217.33 ± 28.71 |
| C5 | 3.39 ± 0.17 | 14.99 ± 1.69 | 1.10 ± 0.03 | 1.87 ± 0.25 | 3.09 ± 0.42 | 0.96 ± 0.04 | 257.23 ± 26.41 |
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| D1 | 17.96 ± 0.40 | 34.05 ± 2.33 | 1.22 ± 0.08 | 7.98 ± 0.59 | 5.74 ± 0.84 | 0.71 ± 0.05 | 220.00 ± 21.09 |
| D2 | 12.07 ± 0.12 | 33.07 ± 2.86 | 1.31 ± 0.08 | 5.86 ± 0.57 | 5.68 ± 0.82 | 0.81 ± 0.06 | 266.97 ± 12.08 |
| D3 | 7.65 ± 0.05 | 26.21 ± 6.85 | 1.30 ± 0.16 | 4.42 ± 0.56 | 4.82 ± 0.30 | 0.80 ± 0.07 | 302.97 ± 6.13 |
| D4 | 4.36 ± 0.27 | 23.14 ± 4.04 | 1.25 ± 0.14 | 2.82 ± 0.55 | 4.20 ± 0.69 | 0.89 ± 0.09 | 315.90 ± 5.75 |
| D5 | 3.71 ± 0.30 | 18.87 ± 4.92 | 1.13 ± 0.05 | 1.92 ± 0.12 | 2.97 ± 0.24 | 0.79 ± 0.11 | 322.70 ± 23.51 |
*Recalculated for 100 μm film thickness.