In Vitro Evaluation of Native Taro Boloso-I Starch as a Disintegrant in Tablet Formulations

Table 4

The weight, thickness, and porosity of tablets prepared with NTBIS and potato starch at optimum levels of factors.

		Weight (mg)	Thickness (mm)	ϵ (%)7
NTBIS	B1	350.0 ± 8.0	4.0	9.8
	B2	350.0 ± 4.0	3.9	9.1
	B3	351.0 ± 7.0	4.0	7.0
	µ ± SD	350.3 ± 6.3	4.0	8.6 ± 1.5
	PV	350.0	—
	ɛ	0.09
Potato starch	B1	349.8 ± 10.9	4.1	8.1
	B2	350.9 ± 8.1	4.0	10
	B3	350.5 ± 3.0	4.0	9.2
	µ ± SD	350.4 ± 7.8	4.0	9.1 ± 0.9

B, , PV, and ɛ stand for batch number, disintegration efficiency ratio, porosity, predicted value, and percent error, respectively.