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

Table 6.

Flow properties of powder materials.

Fw a (s) DB b (g/cm3) DT c (g/cm3) HR d CI e
CELLULOSES
Avicel® PH 101 3.4 ± 0.4 0.35 0.45 1.25 19.7
Methocel® E4M 3.2 ± 0.4 0.45 0.62 1.37 27.1
Methocel® K100LV 9.0 ± 0.6 0.32 0.49 1.48 32.3
SILICAS and SILICATES
Aerosil® 200 f 0.03 0.04 1.36 26.7
FujiSil® 1.5 ± 0.1 0.17 0.21 1.23 18.9
Neusilin® NS2N 11.5 ± 0.2 0.23 0.29 1.21 17.1
Neusilin® S2 4.4 ± 0.2 0.34 0.40 1.15 12.8
Neusilin® UFL2 f 0.09 0.13 1.35 25.9
Neusilin® US2 11.8 ± 1.0 0.17 0.20 1.19 15.6
Sipernat® 22S f 0.08 0.10 1.21 17.6
Syloid® 244FP f 0.07 0.09 1.19 15.9
Syloid® XDP 3050 100.3 ± 2.5 0.24 0.30 1.23 18.6
CLAY MINERALS
Bentonite f 0.76 1.03 1.35 26.0
Vermiculite 2.9 ± 0.2 0.95 1.13 1.18 15.4

a Flow through the orifice (flowability); b bulk density; c tapped density; d Hausner ratio; e compresibility index; f infinite flow.