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Table 3 Physicochemical characterization of flurbiprofen transdermal film

From: Development, optimization and characterization of flurbiprofen matrix transdermal drug delivery system using Box–Behnken statistical design

S.No.

Formulation code

Thickness (mm)

Weight (mg)

% Moisture content

% Moisture uptake

Water vapour transmission rate (g/cm2/h)

Folding endurance (no. of folds)

Drug content (%)

1

FBPT1

0.555 ± 0.007

117.92 ± 0.288

4.57 ± 0.081

10.86 ± 0.250

2.98 ± 0.304

184 ± 2.282

98.72 ± 0.231

2

FBPT2

0.541 ± 0.021

117.49 ± 0.538

5.30 ± 0.126

11.92 ± 0.287

2.72 ± 0.181

164 ± 1.632

99.06 ± 0.193

3

FBPT3

0.505 ± 0.013

119.65 ± 0.340

3.29 ± 0.116

10.13 ± 0.054

1.85 ± 0.094

132 ± 0.669

99.41 ± 0.309

4

FBPT4

0.522 ± 0.032

121.22 ± 0.261

4.06 ± 0.041

9.16 ± 0.391

1.46 ± 0.037

138 ± 0.816

97.32 ± 0.012

5

FBPT5

0.492 ± 0.064

117.44 ± 0.755

2.29 ± 0.156

6.46 ± 0.286

0.79 ± 0.044

121 ± 2.941

98.48 ± 0.470

6

FBPT6

0.514 ± 0.082

120.55 ± 0.253

3.80 ± 0.181

7.84 ± 0.319

2.06 ± 0.066

159 ± 1.414

98.83 ± 0.172

7

FBPT7

0.537 ± 0.022

118.16 ± 0.338

4.95 ± 0.060

11.26 ± 0.246

2.53 ± 0.118

171 ± 3.558

99.18 ± 0.135

8

FBPT8

0.506 ± 0.037

121.82 ± 0.231

1.92 ± 0.085

5.79 ± 0.110

1.07 ± 0.012

112 ± 2.867

96.39 ± 0.215

9

FBPT9

0.493 ± 0.041

119.41 ± 0.340

2.33 ± 0.134

7.28 ± 0.131

1.47 ± 0.838

127 ± 3.091

97.09 ± 0.097

10

FBPT10

0.497 ± 0.083

117.17 ± 0.173

2.82 ± 0.193

6.87 ± 0.015

0.67 ± 0.073

147 ± 3.741

98.37 ± 0.126

11

FBPT11

0.525 ± 0.091

118.35 ± 0.211

4.35 ± 0.215

8.99 ± 0.155

1.96 ± 0.050

160 ± 0.943

98.95 ± 0.290

12

FBPT12

0.536 ± 0.074

120.51 ± 0.298

3.82 ± 0.082

9.30 ± 0.169

1.78 ± 0.092

153 ± 2.160

96.97 ± 0.085

13

FBPT13

0.483 ± 0.083

122.20 ± 0.162

4.16 ± 0.110

9.65 ± 0.167

2.22 ± 0.020

142 ± 0.473

97.67 ± 0.280

14

FBPT14

0.514 ± 0.009

121.80 ± 0.112

4.95 ± 0.115

10.55 ± 0.134

1.58 ± 0.164

145 ± 2.490

98.60 ± 0.103

15

FBPT15

0.564 ± 0.029

117.28 ± 0.826

5.58 ± 0.118

12.67 ± 0.200

3.08 ± 0.057

188 ± 1.248

98.02 ± 0.032

16

FBPT16

0.515 ± 0.048

122.46 ± 0.193

2.70 ± 0.254

10.22 ± 0.090

1.67 ± 0.140

168 ± 3.091

99.88 ± 0.049

17

FBPT17

0.520 ± 0.058

120.38 ± 0.320

3.67 ± 0.149

11.15 ± 0.151

2.12 ± 0.094

156 ± 2.828

97.79 ± 0.268

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± S.D., n = 3