Sonication-Based Improvement of the Physicochemical Properties of Guar Gum as a Potential Substrate for Modified Drug Delivery Systems

Table 1

Sonication times of the GG samples, the corresponding intrinsic viscosity, the Huggins constant and the average molecular weight calculated according to the MHS equation.

Sample	Sonication time (min)	[𝜂] (dL/g)	𝑘𝐻	𝑀𝑤×10^−5
GG	0	9.15	0.44	8.02
GG 0	0	9.23	0.74	8.13
GG 1	1	9.14	0.75	8.01
GG 3	3	6.13	0.43	4.60
GG 5	5	5.24	0.49	3.70
GG 10	10	3.97	0.42	2.52
GG 20	20	3.10	0.39	1.78
GG 30	30	2.50	0.15	1.32