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. 2015 Jun 1;5(2):169–179. doi: 10.15171/apb.2015.024

Table 3. Precompression Parameters and Post compression Parameters .

Pre compression Parameters Formulation Batch
F1 F2 F3
Angle of Repose(o) 28.01 29.74 24.48
Bulk Density (g/ml) 0.4461 0.4328 0.4558
Tapped Density (g/ml) 0.5370 0.5370 0.5535
Compressibility Index (%) 16.93 19.40 17.65
Hausner Ratio 1.20 1.24 1.21
Post compression Parameters
Weight Variation (mg)* 90±2 100±1.52 100±1
Hardness (kg/cm 2 )* 1.2±0.25 1±0.5 1.5±0.32
Thickness (mm)* 3.1±0.15 3.1±0.20 3±0.2
Friability (%) 0.3703 0.7299 0.5154
In-vitro disintegrating time (Sec)* 28.66±3.05 33±2 40±2
Drug content (%)* 90.16±0.20 65.4±1.25 63.06±1.10

* All values are mean ± SD, (n = 3)