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. 2017 Feb 3;12(2):e0171624. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171624

Table 4. Tablet Disintegration and Zinc Release Characterisation.

Tablet Name Type 1 (T1) Composition 1 Type 2 (T2) Composition 2 Type 3 (T3) Composition 2 Type 4 (T4) Composition 1
Average n Average n Average n Average n
Disintegration time* (s) 137 ± 2 6 136 ± 2 6 147 ± 6 6 132 ± 5 6
Proportion of zinc released 0.51 ± 0.02 3 0.32 ± 0.04 3 0.42 ± 0.04 3 0.42 ± 0.07 3

*Disintegration time measured using USP methods; n: number of samples; averages listed ± standard error.