Journal
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 101, Issue 1, Pages 322-332Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1002/jps.22731
Keywords
electrospinning; improved dissolution rate; nanofibers; extrusion; polymeric drug delivery; solid solution; solid dispersion; Raman microscopy; nanotechnology; oral drug delivery
Funding
- OTKA Research Fund [K76346]
- ERA Chemistry [NN 82426]
- New Szechenyi Plan [TAMOP-4.2.1/B-09/1/KMR-2010-0002]
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Electrospinning (ES) and extrusion of a poorly water-soluble active pharmaceutical ingredient were used to improve its dissolution, which is a major challenge in the field of pharmaceutical technology. Spironolactone was applied as model drug and recently developed polyvinyl caprolactamepolyvinyl acetatepolyethylene glycol graft copolymer (Soluplus (R)) was used as carrier matrix and solubilizer. ES of the polymer matrix from ethanol solution was optimized at first without spironolactone and then the cosolution of the drug and the carrier was used for forming electrospun fibers. It resulted in real solid solution due to its very efficient amorphization effect. On the contrary, a low amount of crystalline spironolactone appeared in the extrudates according to Raman microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS). Raman microspectrometry had the lowest detection limit of spironolactone crystals compared with XRD and differential scanning calorimetry. Both ES and extrusion techniques resulted in significantly improved dissolution. Electrospun ultrafine fibers increased the dissolution more effectively, owing to the formed solid solution and huge surface. The developed continuous technologies demonstrate great potential to tackle the challenge of inadequate dissolution of poorly water-soluble drugs in several cases. (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 101:322-332, 2012
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