Table 1.

Physicochemical and mechanical evaluations of hydrophobically modified alginate-psyllium husk gel composite film.

Concentration (in % w/v)	Thickness (in mm) study in triplicate	Weight variation (in g) study in triplicate	Folding endurance (no. of times)	% Elongation study in triplicate	% Swelling study in triplicate	In vitro deformation (in min) study in triplicate
4% Psyllium gel	1.40 ± 0.1	0.035 ± 0.002	128 ± 0.01	6.32 ± 0.03	NA	NA
4.75 (4% Psyllium gel + 0.75% alginate)	0.35 ± 0.02	0.472 ± 0.01	135.33 ± 0.57	24.28 ± 0.02	14.30 ± 0.02	5.5 ± 0.01
5 (4% Psyllium gel + 0.75% alginate + 0.25% lauryl grafted alginate)	0.37 ± 0.02	0.481 ± 0.001	137 ± 0.01	27.28 ± 0.02	15.39 ± 0.03	5.9 ± 0.05