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Quantitative analysis of blend uniformity within a Three-Chamber feed frame using simultaneously Raman and Near-Infrared spectroscopy

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 613, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121417

Keywords

Raman spectroscopy; Near-infrared spectroscopy; Blend uniformity; Feed frame; Process monitoring; Process analytical technology; Variographic analysis

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  1. Puerto Rico Science Technology and Research Trust

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This study utilized Raman and Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to monitor drug concentration in flowing powder blends within a three-chamber feed frame. Calibration models were developed for predicting caffeine concentrations, with high predictive ability shown for both NIR and Raman spectroscopic models. Variability was observed in concentration profiles predicted by Raman spectroscopy, with mass analysis showing differences between the two techniques but equivalent blend uniformity results. Both techniques demonstrated low sampling errors for real-time monitoring of drug concentration within the feed frame.
This study reports the use of Raman and Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to simultaneously monitor the drug concentration in flowing powder blends within a three-chamber feed frame. The Raman probe was located at the top of the dosing chamber, while the NIR probe was located at the top of the filling chamber. The Raman and NIR spectra were continuously acquired while the powder blends flowed through the feed frame. Calibration models were developed with spectra from a total of five calibration blends ranging in caffeine concentration among 3.50 and 6.50% w/w. These models were optimized to predict three test set blends of 4.00, 5.00, and 6.00% w/w caffeine. The results showed a high predictive ability of the models based on root mean square error of predictions of 0.174 and 0.235% w/w for NIR and Raman spectroscopic models, respectively. Concentration profiles with higher variability were observed for the Raman spectroscopy predictions. An estimate of the mass analyzed by each spectrum showed that a NIR spectrum analyzes approximately 4.5 times the mass analyzed by a Raman spectrum; despite these differences in the mass analyzed, blend uniformity results are equivalent between techniques. Variographic analysis demonstrated that both techniques have significantly low sampling errors for the real-time monitoring process of drug concentration within the feed frame.

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