Table A1.

The force of adhesion (N) and work of adhesion (mJ) of pellets without the mucoadhesive film (control) and with the mucoadhesive film. The differences between the two groups and the percentage increase in adhesion force.

	Force of Adhesion		Work of Adhesion
Assay Number	No Film (N)	Film (N)	No Film (mJ)	Film (mJ)
1	0.031	0.056	0.058	0.137
2	0.014	0.049	0.011	0.273
3	0.012	0.043	0.003	0.260
4	0.046	0.21	0.150	0.299
5	0.038	0.058	0.210	0.063
6	0.029	0.07	0.042	0.085
7	0.014	0.08	0.038	0.061
8	0.019	0.051	0.069	0.230
9	0.026	0.042	0.015	0.260
Average	0.025	0.073	0.07	0.19
DS	0.012	0.053	0.07	0.10
CV	0.460	0.720	1.05	0.53