Research Article
Development and Characterization of Novel Floating-Mucoadhesive Tablets Bearing Venlafaxine Hydrochloride
Table 5
Comparative study of various granules characteristics.
| Formulation code | Angle of repose () | Flow rate (gm/second) | Bulk density (gm/cm3) | Tapped density | Carr’s index |
| FC1 | 24.70 ± 1.82 | 1.18 ± 0.02 | 0.672 ± 1.26 | 0.826 ± 1.06 | 18.64 | FC2 | 25.98 ± 1.74 | 1.13 ± 0.17 | 0.651 ± 0.28 | 0.817 ± 1.02 | 20.32 | FC3 | 26.89 ± 1.02 | 0.98 ± 0.11 | 0.681 ± 0.40 | 0.887 ± 0.80 | 23.22 | FC4 | 28.12 ± 1.16 | 0.91 ± 0.13 | 0.648 ± 0.16 | 0.862 ± 0.50 | 24.82 | FC5 | 31.09 ± 0.82 | 1.10 ± 0.12 | 0.624 ± 1.08 | 0.801 ± 0.18 | 22.10 | FC6 | 31.47 ± 1.11 | 0.99 ± 0.09 | 0.667 ± 0.30 | 0.907 ± 1.20 | 26.46 | FC7 | 37.39 ± 1.73 | 0.95 ± 0.05 | 0.662 ± 0.24 | 0.901 ± 0.30 | 26.53 | FC8 | 32.15 ± 1.04 | 0.98 ± 0.03 | 0.652 ± 1.01 | 0.807 ± 1.08 | 19.21 | FC9 | 27.08 ± 1.32 | 1.07 ± 0.07 | 0.664 ± 0.36 | 0.823 ± 0.45 | 19.32 | FC10 | 30.07 ± 1.51 | 1.05 ± 0.19 | 0.694 ± 0.50 | 0.852 ± 0.16 | 18.54 | FC11 | 31.09 ± 0.86 | 1.21 ± 0.16 | 0.701 ± 0.30 | 0.905 ± 0.10 | 22.54 | FC12 | 26.06 ± 0.87 | 1.22 ± 0.10 | 0.721 ± 0.18 | 0.910 ± 1.23 | 20.77 | FC13 | 22.29 ± 0.85 | 1.20 ± 0.08 | 0.736 ± 0.10 | 0.899 ± 0.35 | 18.13 |
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Mean ± SD; ; FC: formulation code.
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