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Table 5 Water vapor transmission rate of transdermal patch (F1–F9)

From: Primaquine-loaded transdermal patch for treating malaria: design, development, and characterization

Batch code

Initial wt. (g)

Wt. after 6 h

Wt. after 12 h

Wt. after 24 h

Wt. after 36 h

Wt. after 48 h

Wt. after 72 h

WVT (g)

WVTR (g/cm2/72 h)

F1

50.79 ± 1.1

50.98 ± 1.3

51.18 ± 1.4

51.46 ± 1.3

51.72 ± 1.4

51.96 ± 1.4

52.07 ± 1.5

1.28 ± 0.09

0.148 ± 0.01

F2

50.36 ± 1.3

50.54 ± 1.1

50.75 ± 1.3

51.09 ± 1.2

51.36 ± 1.3

51.61 ± 1.4

51.81 ± 1.5

1.45 ± 0.08

0.167 ± 0.02

F3

50.56 ± 1.2

50.76 ± 1.4

50.97 ± 1.5

51.37 ± 1.4

51.65 ± 1.5

51.80 ± 1.2

52.01 ± 1.3

1.45 ± 0.07

0.167 ± 0.02

F4

50.19 ± 1.1

50.38 ± 1.1

50.58 ± 1.1

50.96 ± 1.3

51.21 ± 1.2

51.45 ± 1.4

51.64 ± 1.4

1.45 ± 0.08

0.167 ± 0.01

F5

50.83 ± 1.1

51.01 ± 1.1

51.20 ± 1.2

51.61 ± 1.1

51.93 ± 1.3

52.14 ± 1.2

52.37 ± 1.3

1.54 ± 0.07

0.178 ± 0.01

F6

50.33 ± 1.1

50.43 ± 1.1

50.64 ± 1.3

51.05 ± 1.3

51.34 ± 1.4

51.54 ± 1.3

51.73 ± 1.3

1.40 ± 0.08

0.162 ± 0.02

F7

50.65 ± 1.3

50.83 ± 1.3

51.03 ± 1.4

51.42 ± 1.2

51.71 ± 1.3

52.93 ± 1.5

52.13 ± 1.3

1.48 ± 0.07

0.171 ± 0.02

F8

50.45 ± 1.3

50.66 ± 1.4

51.87 ± 1.3

52.22 ± 1.4

52.48 ± 1.4

52.68 ± 1.3

52.87 ± 1.4

2.42 ± 0.08

0.280 ± 0.02

F9

50.89 ± 1.2

51.09 ± 1.2

51.30 ± 1.5

51.71 ± 1.2

51.97 ± 1.5

52.16 ± 1.3

52.27 ± 1.2

1.38 ± 0.07

0.159 ± 0.03