Table 1.
Physical properties of the 3D printed floating tablets.
| Filament 1 (100% (w/w) HPC) | |||||
| Shell Thickness (mm) |
Wall Thickness
(mm) |
Infill Density
(%) |
Weight
(mg) |
Density
(mg/mm3) |
Floating Duration
(h) |
| 0.8 mm | 0.8 mm | 100 | 633.13 ± 11.20 | 0.55 ± 0.01 | 1.50 ± 0.21 |
| 1.2 mm | 0.8 mm | 100 | 774.67 ± 12.06 | 0.67 ± 0.01 | 3.00 ± 0.16 |
| 1.6 mm | 0.8 mm | 100 | 868.67 ± 18.72 | 0.75 ± 0.02 | 3.50 ± 0.08 |
| 2.0 mm | 0.8 mm | 100 | 1088.66 ± 7.37 | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 4.00 ± 0.12 |
| Filament 2 (0.5%EC (w/w), 99.5% HPC) | |||||
| Shell Thickness (mm) |
Wall Thickness
(mm) |
Infill Density
(%) |
Weight
(mg) |
Density
(mg/mm3) |
Floating Duration
(h) |
| 2.0 mm | 1.6 mm | 100 | 1086.33 ± 6.66 | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 6.00 ± 0.09 |
| 0.8 mm | 100 | 1080.67 ± 10.69 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 5.00 ± 0.13 | |
| 0.0 mm | 100 | 1080.00 ± 16.82 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 4.50 ± 0.26 | |
| 75 | 902.33 ± 8.39 | 0.78 ± 0.01 | 2.00 ± 0.22 | ||
| 50 | 648.67 ± 9.87 | 0.56 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.19 | ||