Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 38, Issue 6, 0630001(2018)

Porosity of Tablets Based on Terahertz Spectroscopy

Huibin Lai1,2, Mingxia He1,2、*, Tian Tian1,2, and Longling Sun1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1 State Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2 Center for Terahertz Waves, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    Schematic of porous tablet
    Simulated mathematical model showing the relationship between porosity of tablets, mass fractions of different compositions and refractive index
    Terahertz pulse signals of tablet. (a) Time-domain spectra; (b) frequency-domain spectra
    (a) Experimental results of refractive index and thickness of tablets in the first group; (b) experimental results of refractive index and porosity of tablets in the second group; (c) experimental results of refractive index and API mass fraction of tablets in the third group
    Refractive indexes of MCC and API obtained by linear extrapolation when porosity is zero. (a) Refractive indexes of MCC and API obtained by the third group data when the mass fraction of API is 7.1%; (b) refractive indexes of MCC and API when porosity is zero
    Calculated and experimental porosities of tablets. (a) The first group; (b) the second group; (c) the third group
    • Table 1. Parameters of tablets with different thicknesses in the first group

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      Table 1. Parameters of tablets with different thicknesses in the first group

      No.m /mgd /mmH /mmx /%ptheory/%
      1360.3613.07441.8780107.0
      2440.4013.06902.2788106.2
      3480.1313.06702.5004106.8
      4520.6013.06782.6952106.3
    • Table 2. Parameters of tablets with different porosities in the second group

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      Table 2. Parameters of tablets with different porosities in the second group

      No.m /mgd /mmH /mmx /%ptheory/%
      1341.1113.05561.7798106.81
      2355.4113.05041.8604107.04
      3362.3513.07581.8922107.18
      4370.3213.05441.9292106.65
      5376.4513.06361.9490106.20
      6385.3513.05982.0028106.51
      7391.6913.05762.0400106.67
    • Table 3. Parameters of tablets with different API mass fractions in the third group

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      Table 3. Parameters of tablets with different API mass fractions in the third group

      No.m /mgd /mmH /mmx /%ptheory/%
      1401.3113.07782.07307.5
      2400.4813.06702.08157.2
      3400.0013.06522.087106.9
      4401.1113.06382.113157.2
      5400.1913.07142.107206.6
      6399.9513.07342.124256.8
      7399.8113.08982.138307.1
      8400.3413.08282.156357.1
    • Table 4. Theoretical and experimental changes of refractive index obtained by changing porosity and API mass fraction respectively

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      Table 4. Theoretical and experimental changes of refractive index obtained by changing porosity and API mass fraction respectively

      ItemΔneff
      Δp=1%Δx=35%
      Theoretical change0.00810.0301
      Experimental change0.01520.0298
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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Dec. 26, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 9, 2018

    The Author Email: He Mingxia (hhmmxx@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201838.0630001

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