Formulation and Evaluation of Transdermal Patch of Repaglinide

Table 4

Evaluation parameters of factorial batches F1 to F9.

Sr. no.	Batch code	Folding endurance	Tensile strength (kg/cm^2) (mean ± S.D.)	% Elongation; (Mean ± S.D.)	Thickness (mm) (mean ± S.D.)	% Drug content (mean ± S.D.)	𝑓2 value
1	F1	<150	0.38±0.015	41.2±0.015	0.12±0.025	78.98	52.58
2	F2	<150	0.46±0.012	38.8±0.014	0.15±0.062	78.941	49.97
3	F3	>200	0.63±0.015	37.1±0.012	0.25±0.022	78.63	45.44
4	F4	>200	0.45±0.014	40.2±0.013	0.22±0.012	77.851	31.38
5	F5	>200	0.58±0.015	39.6±0.017	0.15±0.015	78.327	44.75
6	F6	>200	0.92±0.017	35.8±0.012	0.17±0.013	77.956	69.18
7	F7	>200	0.53±0.011	39.2±0.013	0.16±0.021	75.829	26.13
8	F8	>200	0.84±0.017	28.9±0.015	0.13±0.018	74.683	23.09
9	F9	>200	0.95±0.015	30.1±0.015	0.23±0.015	74.282	34.03

Values expressed as mean ± S.D, 𝑛=3.