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Advanced surface chemical analysis of continuously manufactured drug loaded composite pellets

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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:00 authored by Akter Hossain, Uttom Nandi, Ritesh Fule, Ali Nokhodchi, Mohammed Maniruzzaman
The aim of the present study was to develop and characterise polymeric composite pellets by means of continuous melt extrusion techniques. Powder blends of a steroid hormone (SH) as a model drug and either ethyl cellulose (EC N10 and EC P7 grades) or hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC AS grade) as polymeric carrier were extruded using a Pharma 11 mm twin screw extruder in a continuous mode of operation to manufacture extruded composite pellets of 1 mm length. Molecular modelling study using commercial Gaussian 09 software outlined a possible drug-polymer interaction in the molecular level to develop solid dispersions of the drug in the pellets. Solid-state analysis conducted via a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), hot stage microscopy (HSM) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) analyses revealed the amorphous state of the drug in the polymer matrices. Surface analysis using SEM/energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) of the produced pellets arguably showed a homogenous distribution of the C and O atoms in the pellet matrices. Moreover, advanced chemical surface analysis conducted via atomic force microscopy (AFM) showed a homogenous phase system having the drug molecule dispersed onto the amorphous matrices while Raman mapping confirmed the homogenous single-phase drug distribution in the manufactured composite pellets. Such composite pellets are expected to deliver multidisciplinary applications in drug delivery and medical sciences by e.g. modifying drug solubility/dissolutions or stabilizing the unstable drug (e.g. hormone, protein) in the composite network.

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  • Published

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Journal

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

ISSN

0021-9797

Publisher

Elsevier

Volume

492

Page range

157-166

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  • Chemistry Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-11-14

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-11-10

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-11-14

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