Cellulose Acetate 398-10 Asymmetric Membrane Capsules for Osmotically Regulated Delivery of Acyclovir

Table 3

Physical characterization of asymmetric membrane capsule (AMC) as compared to conventional hard gelatin capsule (HGC).

Type of capsule	Appearance	Dimensions (mm)
		Cap		Body		Lock length
		Length	Diameter	Length	Diameter
HGC	Transparent	10.88 ± 0.10	7.52 ± 0.02	18.60 ± 0.12	7.24 ± 0.04	21.32 ± 0.09
AMC	Opaque	10.89 ± 0.16	7.74 ± 0.01	18.74 ± 0.08	7.31 ± 0.09	21.58 ± 0.30