Table 2.
Kinetic Analysis of Drug Release Data
| Dissolution Medium | Correlation Coefficient (r2) | Release Order | Korsmeyer | Main Transport Mechanism | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Order | First Order | Higuchi Model | r2 | n* | |||
| In 0.1N HCl (pH 1.2) | 0.778 | 0.861 | 0.937 | Higuchi | 0.315 | 0.955 | Fickian |
| In 0.066M phosphate buffer (pH 6.8) | 0.779 | 0.867 | 0.899 | Higuchi | 0.243 | 0.903 | Fickian |
Note: *n, diffusional exponent.