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. 2020 Jun 17;15(6):e0234814. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234814

Table 4. Physiochemical parameters of different brands of Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets.

Code No. Diameter Mean ± SD (cm) Width Mean ± SD (cm) Thickness Mean ± SD (cm) Weight Variation Mean ± SD (g) Hardness Mean ± SD (N) Friability Mean ± SD (%) Disintegration time Mean ± SD (min)
CIPRO T1 2.00 ± 0.00 0.90 ± 0.00 0.45 ± 0.00 0.97 ± 0.0138 91.77 ± 19.3867 0.65 ± 0.2138 4.40 ± 0.89
CIPRO T2 1.60 ± 0.00 0.80 ± 0.00 0.51 ± 0.02 0.68 ± 0.0212 109.02 ± 22.0765 0.05 ± 0.0866 5.80 ± 0.45
CIPRO T3 1.90 ± 0.00 0.80 ± 0.00 0.50 ± 0.00 0.87 ± 0.0121 123.24 ± 13.6569 0.46 ± 0.1150 10.80 ± 10.73
CIPRO T4 1.90 ± 0.00 0.90 ± 0.00 0.50 ± 0.00 0.93 ± 0.0088 109.43 ± 26.8526 0.14 ± 0.0577 2.95 ± 0.11
CIPRO T5 1.70 ± 0.00 0.80 ± 0.00 0.50 ± 0.00 0.69 ± 0.0079 132.23 ± 12.8111 0.05 ±0.0808 8.00 ±0.00