Parameter | Symbol | Corn starch | Microcrystalline cellulose | Starch-MCC composites | StarLac® | MicroceLac®100 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk density | ρb | 5.22 | 3.81 | 5.62 | 5.39 | 4.69 |
Tapped density | ρt | 8.40 | 4.42 | 6.93 | 6.77 | 5.72 |
Carr's index | Carr | 2.43 | 7.27 | 6.21 | 5.91 | 6.41 |
Interparticle porosity | Ie | 1.65 | 0.43 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.70 |
aCohesion index | Icd | 0.00 | 9.74 | 7.09 | 6.36 | 7.15 |
bFriability | Fr | 0.00 | 9.69 | 6.44 | 6.73 | 8.60 |
Hausner's ratio | HR | 6.95 | 9.21 | 8.82 | 8.71 | 8.90 |
Powder flow | t" | 4.39 | 6.52 | 7.91 | 7.72 | 8.59 |
Angle of repose | ϴr | 2.11 | 4.01 | 6.61 | 6.43 | 6.94 |
Loss on drying | %H | 10.00 | 7.17 | 7.26 | 9.20 | 5.57 |
Hygroscopicity | %RH | 5.35 | 5.59 | 6.06 | 7.36 | 8.88 |
Particle size <75μm | %Pf | 0.01 | 0.00 | 7.47 | 7.85 | 8.54 |
Homogeneity index | Iϴ | 5.87 | 5.57 | 10.00 | 7.73 | 8.30 |