Table 2.
Calculated melt flow Activation Energy of each sample using Arrhenius equation (equation 1), samples are arranged by decreasing energy.
| Sample | Drug/PVP/TPGS Concentration |
Activation Energy (Ea) (KJ/mol) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 50 CEL /49 PVP/ 1 TPGS | 276.85 |
| 6 | 30 CEL /69 PVP/ 1 TPGS | 276.22 |
| 7 | 10 CEL /89 PVP/ 1 TPGS | 271.81 |
| 1 | 30 CEL /60 PVP/ 10 TPGS | 239.40 |
| 10 | 30 CEL /64.5 PVP/ 5.5 TPGS | 233.24 |
| 4 | 10 CEL /80 PVP/ 10 TPGS | 225.81 |
| 2 | 10 CEL /84.5 PVP/ 5.5 TPGS | 224.07 |
| 3 | 50 CEL /44.5 PVP/ 5.5 TPGS | 220.24 |
| 9 | 50 CEL /40 PVP/ 10 TPGS | 199.187 |