Table 4.
Physicomechanical characteristics of formulated tablets.
| Code | Average weight (g) n = 20 | Tablet thickness (mm) n = 20 | Tablet diameter n = 20 | Hardness (kg/F) n = 6 | % friability | Disintegration time (DT) (min) n = 2 | Assay (%) | Tensile strength (N/cm2) n = 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 0.634 ± 0.001 | 4.20 ± 0.12 | 13.04 ± 0.01 | 3.22 ± 1.30 | 0.008 | 6.19 ± 1.01 | 99.71 ± 0.02 | 0.3741 ± 0.15 |
| F2 | 0.634 ± 0.001 | 3.69 ± 0.07 | 13.04 ± 0.02 | 3.6 ± 1.30 | 0.015 | 11.14 ± 0.87 | 99.08 ± 0.03 | 0.4761 ± 0.10 |
| F3 | 0.632 ± 0.008 | 3.87 ± 0.05 | 13.03 ± 0.03 | 4.88 ± 0.89 | 0.180 | 7.01 ± 0.81 | 101.16 ± 0.13 | 0.6158 ± 0.10 |
| F4 | 0.631 ± 0.003 | 3.99 ± 0.17 | 13.07 ± 0.01 | 3.74 ± 1.15 | 0.196 | 7.12 ± 0.82 | 100.78 ± 0.15 | 0.4563 ± 0.14 |
| F5 | 0.633 ± 0.002 | 3.49 ± 0.08 | 13.02 ± 0.03 | 3.56 ± 0.73 | 0.110 | 7.14 ± 0.66 | 98.10 ± 0.20 | 0.4985 ± 0.12 |
| F6 | 0.630 ± 0.001 | 3.82 ± 0.07 | 13.08 ± 0.05 | 4.76 ± 0.96 | 0.003 | 8.12 ± 1.23 | 99.98 ± 0.16 | 0.6062 ± 0.12 |
| F7 | 0.635 ± 0.003 | 3.59 ± 0.08 | 13.07 ± 0.04 | 3.60 ± 0.99 | 0.147 | 11.03 ± 1.02 | 101.55 ± 0.13 | 0.4882 ± 0.13 |
| F8 | 0.640 ± 0.002 | 3.89 ± 0.09 | 13.08 ± 0.03 | 4.60 ± 1.49 | 0.003 | 13.12 ± 0.67 | 99.91 ± 0.05 | 0.5753 ± 0.11 |
| F9 | 0.645 ± 0.002 | 3.73 ± 0.07 | 13.05 ± 0.02 | 4.96 ± 1.23 | 0.046 | 8.33 ± 0.98 | 97.69 ± 0.07 | 0.6484 ± 0.13 |
| F10 | 0.637 ± 0.002 | 3.79 ± 0.11 | 13.07 ± 0.14 | 7.72 ± 1.61 | 0.003 | 18.43 ± 1.4 | 99.72 ± 0.05 | 0.9917 ± 0.10 |
| F11 | 0.637 ± 0.003 | 4.14 ± 0.13 | 13.06 ± 0.05 | 4.00 ± 1.39 | 0.003 | 7.10 ± 1.02 | 100.05 ± 0.09 | 0.4707 ± 0.14 |
| F12 | 0.634 ± 0.004 | 3.74 ± 0.10 | 13.07 ± 0.01 | 5.12 ± 1.79 | 0.175 | 8.19 ± 1.01 | 98.98 ± 0.03 | 0.6665 ± 0.12 |
| F13 | 0.621 ± 0.002 | 3.99 ± 0.10 | 13.07 ± 0.01 | 8.8 ± 1.22 | 0.510 | 25.43 ± 1.22 | 98.57 ± 0.04 | 1.0738 ± 0.13 |
| F14 | 0.647 ± 0.002 | 3.63 ± 0.12 | 13.05 ± 0.02 | 7.8 ± 1.06 | 0.158 | 25.14 ± 1.03 | 98.20 ± 0.05 | 1.0477 ± 0.16 |
| F15 | 0.641 ± 0.005 | 3.59 ± 0.12 | 13.07 ± 0.01 | 7.52 ± 1.36 | 0.108 | 19.41 ± 0.88 | 98.22 ± 0.03 | 1.0198 ± 0.13 |
| F16 | 0.639 ± 0.001 | 3.87 ± 0.13 | 13.06 ± 0.02 | 8.94 ± 0.56 | 0.022 | 21.06 ± 0.61 | 99.00 ± 0.08 | 1.1255 ± 0.14 |
| F17 | 0.639 ± 0.001 | 3.36 ± 0.11 | 13.05 ± 0.03 | 6.7 ± 1.08 | 0.003 | 7.12 ± 0.85 | 99.56 ± 0.06 | 0.9723 ± 0.13 |
| F18 | 0.639 ± 0.001 | 3.80 ± 0.07 | 13.05 ± 0.03 | 6.26 ± 0.97 | 0.405 | 8.14 ± 1.02 | 99.71 ± 0.02 | 0.8033 ± 0.13 |