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. 2018 Aug 10;19(8):3403–3413. doi: 10.1208/s12249-018-1107-z

Table VI.

Individual Paracetamol 3D Printed Tablet’s Breaking Force (kg and N), Tensile Fracture Strength (MPa), and Their Average, Median, Maximum, Minimum Hardness and Standard Deviation

Tablet no. Mesh tablets Ring tablets Solid tablets
Breaking force (kg) Breaking force (N) Tensile strength (Mpa) Breaking force (kg) Breaking force (N) Tensile strength (Mpa) Breaking force (kg) Breaking force (N) Tensile strength (MPa)
1 2.56 25.11 2.30 2.50 24.53 2.53 8.69 85.25 19.24
2 2.40 23.54 2.09 2.80 27.47 2.89 9.15 89.76 20.45
3 2.70 26.49 2.47 2.50 24.53 2.73 8.71 85.45 20.59
4 2.39 23.45 2.11 2.26 22.17 2.36 9.04 88.68 19.80
5 2.60 25.51 2.30 2.57 25.21 2.65 8.93 87.60 20.85
6 2.44 23.94 2.14 2.49 24.43 2.59 9.56 93.78 21.88
Average 2.52 24.67 2.24 2.52 24.72 2.63 9.01 88.42 20.47
Median 2.50 24.53 2.22 2.50 24.53 2.62 8.99 88.14 20.52
Maximum 2.70 26.49 2.47 2.80 27.47 2.89 9.56 93.78 21.88
Minimum 2.39 23.45 2.09 2.26 22.17 2.36 8.69 85.25 19.24
SD± 0.12 1.23 0.15 0.17 1.70 0.18 0.32 3.17 0.91