Investigation of Plantago ovata Husk as Pharmaceutical Excipient for Solid Dosage Form (Orodispersible Tablets)

Table 4

Precompression evaluation of powder blend containing PO husk in different concentrations.

Characteristics (unit)	F-1 (control)	F-2	F-3	F-4	F-5	F-6	F-7
Bulk volume (mL)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
Tapped volume (mL)	23.00	22.00	23.50	23.00	23.00	20.00	18.00
Bulk density (g/mL)	0.48	0.44	0.43	0.47	0.48	0.39	0.38
Tapped density (g/mL)	0.52	0.47	0.45	0.51	0.50	0.41	0.40
Hausner ratio	1.11	1.06	1.06	1.09	1.05	1.05	1.07
Carr’s index	7.85	5.77	5.74	8.06	4.59	4.62	6.45
Angle of repose (°)	36.16	27.95	25.42	30.61	30.72	23.02	22.01

The given parameters have no unit as these are ratios between parameters with same units.