Table 7.
Surface energy (γs) and cohesion work (wc) of tablets composed of lactose mucin, lactose:mucin 40:60 w/w (L:M-40:60), lactose:mucin 20:80 w/w (L:M-20:80, CH-MLC:mucin 40:60 w/w (MLC:M-40:60), CH-MLC:mucin 20:80 w/w (MLC:M-20:80) and MLC physical mixture:M 40:60 w/w (CHph.mix:M-40:60)).
| Tablets | γs (mN/m) (±SD) |
wc (mN/m) |
|---|---|---|
| Lactose | - | - |
| Mucin | 65 ± 0.01 | 129 ± 0.02 |
| L:M-40:60 | 64 ± 1 | 129 ± 1.9 |
| L:M-20:80 | 63 ± 0.3 | 127 ± 0.5 |
| MLC:M-40:60 | 71 ± 1 | 142 ± 3 |
| MLC:M-20:80 | 64 ± 0.3 | 129 ± 0.8 |
| CH ph.mix:M-40:60 | 70 ± 0.1 | 139 ± 0.2 |