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. 2016 Apr 8;11:1475–1482. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S100253

Table 5.

Physicochemical characteristics of topical hydrogel formulations

Characteristics Evaluation method Topical hydrogel formulations
F1 F7
Homogenecity Visual inspection Good Good
Grittiness Optical microscopy No No
Clarity Visual inspection Clear Clear
pH Electric pH meter 7.24±0.32 7.72±0.50
Viscosity Brookfield viscometer 7,823.21 cps 8,231.23 cps
Drug content (%) Flask shake method 97.23±0.61 96.18±0.29