Polysaccharide-Based Superporous, Superabsorbent, and Stimuli Responsive Hydrogel from Sweet Basil: A Novel Material for Sustained Drug Release

Table 2

Physical properties of BSH.

Physical properties	Results
Moisture contents	8.2 ± 0.05%
Swelling capacity	111 ± 2 g/g
Angle of repose	39.5 ± 1.3
Bulk density	0.212 ± 0.011 g/cm^3
Tapped density	0.311 ± 0.019 g/cm^3
Particle size	≈ 250 μm
Gelling content	28.51 ± 2.23%
Carr’s index	31.83 ± 1.05
Hausner ratio	1.47 ± 0.08