Table 4.
Micromeritic properties of microparticles
| 1M | 5M | 10M | 1L | 5L | 10L | 1MD | 5MD | 10MD | A | Pure risperidone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balk density (g/mL) | 0. 071 | 0. 09 | 0. 06 | 0. 022 | 0. 083 | 0. 05 | 0. 06 | 0. 05 | 0. 05 | 0. 033 | 0. 127 |
| tap density (g/mL) | 0. 1 | 0. 15 | 0. 11 | 0. 025 | 0. 1 | 0. 083 | 0. 085 | 0. 1 | 0. 075 | 0. 044 | 0. 212 |
| Carr’s Index | 29 | 40 | 45. 4 | 12 | 17 | 39. 75 | 29. 4 | 50 | 33. 3 | 25 | 40 |
| Hausner’s Ratio | 1. 4 | 1. 66 | 1. 83 | 1. 13 | 1. 2 | 1. 6 | 1. 4 | 2 | 1. 5 | 1. 3 | 1. 66 |
| Flowability | poor | very very poor | very very poor | good | fair | very very poor | poor | very very poor | very poor | passable | very very poor |