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. 2022 Apr 8;14(4):818. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040818

Table 3.

True density and porosity of powder materials.

DT a (g/cm3) Porosity (%)
CELLULOSES
Avicel® PH 101 1.58 ± 0.00 77.85
Methocel® E4M 1.29 ± 0.00 65.11
Methocel® K100LV 1.33 ± 0.00 75.94
SILICAS and SILICATES
Aerosil® 200 2.66 ± 0.02 98.87
FujiSil® 2.27 ± 0.02 92.51
Neusilin® NS2N 2.14 ± 0.02 89.25
Neusilin® S2 2.16 ± 0.01 84.26
Neusilin® UFL2 2.34 ± 0.01 96.15
Neusilin® US2 2.29 ± 0.02 92.58
Sipernat® 22S 2.25 ± 0.02 96.44
Syloid® 244FP 2.44 ± 0.02 97.13
Syloid® XDP 3050 2.27 ± 0.02 89.43
CLAY MINERALS
Bentonite 2.42 ± 0.00 68.60
Vermiculite 2.64 ± 0.00 64.02

a True (pycnometric) density.