Table 3.
Physicomechanical properties of prepared mucoadhesive buccal films.
Batch code | Thickness (mm) | pH | Folding endurance | Drug content (%) | Mucoadhesive strength (N) |
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F3 | 0.88 ± 0.08 | 7.7 ± 0.4 | 315 ± 35 | – | 6.9 ± 0.7 |
F8 | 0.82 ± 0.19 | 7.5 ± 0.5 | 360 ± 44 | – | 7.4 ± 0.5 |
FA1 | 0.98 ± 0.11 | 7.1 ± 0.4 | 326 ± 38 | 93.5 ± 2.2 | 6.8 ± 0.3 |
FA2 | 1.12 ± 0.32 | 6.8 ± 0.3 | 334 ± 45 | 95.1 ± 4.3 | 7.0 ± 0.2 |
FA3 | 0.94 ± 0.15 | 6.7 ± 0.4 | 365 ± 37 | 94.8 ± 2.2 | 7.5 ± 0.6 |
FA4 | 1.05 ± 0.26 | 6.5 ± 0.5 | 368 ± 32 | 96.4 ± 2.9 | 7.7 ± 0.5 |
All values are expressed as mean ± S.D; n = 6.