Preparation and Comparative Bioavailability Studies of Indomethacin-Loaded Cetyl Alcohol Microspheres

Table 2

Micromeritic properties of the drug-loaded CA microspheres.

Formulation	Average size (μm)*	Yield (%)*	Angle of repose (θ°)*	% compressibility index*	Tapped density (g/cm^3)*
F1	12 ± 02	91.43 ± 1.2	25.32 ± 1.6	10.19 ± 0.8	0.42 ± 0.3
F2	14 ± 01	93.11 ± 1.3	26.98 ± 1.3	10.89 ± 0.5	0.44 ± 0.4
F3	25 ± 03	95.88 ± 0.9	27.43 ± 1.0	12.12 ± 0.9	0.51 ± 0.5
F4	28 ± 03	90.21 ± 1.1	24.98 ± 1.3	13.67 ± 0.7	0.48 ± 0.4
F5	32 ± 04	90.10 ± 1.0	25.12 ± 1.1	13.98 ± 0.6	0.49 ± 0.5

*Mean ± standard deviation, 𝑛=3.