Table 3: Test results for the API.
Incidence | Parameter | Symbol | U | Experimental value | Standard deviation | ( r ) | Mean incidence |
Dimensions | Bulk density | ρbulk | g/ml | 0.792 | 0.004 | 7.92 | 8.52 |
Tapped density | ρtapped | g/ml | 0.911 | 0.003 | 9.11 | |
Compressibility | Inter-particle porosity | Ie | - | 0.165 | 0.009 | 1.37 | 1.9 |
Carrindex | IC | % | 13.08 | 0.681 | 2.61 | |
Cohesion index | | | 34.4 | | 1.72 | |
Flowability/ powder flow | Hausner ratio | IH | - | 1.15 | 0.000 | 9.25 | 3.69 |
Rest angle | α | ° | 40.92 | 2.847 | 1.82 | |
Powder flow | t’' | S | ∞ | 0.000 | 0 | |
Lubrication/ stability | Losson drying | %HR | % | 0.029 | 0.009 | 9.97 | 9.98 |
Hygroscopicity | %H | % | 0.033 | 0.008 | 9.99 | |
Dosage/ lubrication | Particles<45μm | %Pf | μm | 0.053 | 0.025 | 9.90 | 6.45 |
Homogenity Index | Iθ | - | 0.006 | 0.003 | 3 | |
| | | | | Parametric index | 0.5 | |
| | | | | Parametric profile (mean radius) | | |
| | | | | | 5.55 | |
| | | | | Good compression index (IGC) | | |
| | | | | | 5.28 | |