Journal
PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112299
Keywords
effervescence; gel layer; matrices; mechanical; imaging; characterisation
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- National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) [NRCT5-RGJ63018-155]
- Research and Creative Fund, Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University
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This study investigated the influence of effervescence on the microstructure of the gel layer around HPMC matrices using texture analysis and imaging techniques. High amounts of effervescent agents were found to promote gel layer formation with low strength, with enhanced surface roughness and porosity observed. Additionally, interconnected pores of various sizes were observed on the tablet surface.
Gel layer characteristics play a crucial role in hydrophilic hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) matrix development. Effervescent agents have the potential to affect the gel layer microstructures. This study aimed to investigate the influence of effervescence on the microstructure of the gel layer around HPMC matrices using a combination of texture analysis and imaging techniques. The relationship with drug release profile and release mechanisms were also examined. The high amounts of effervescent agents promoted a rapid carbonation reaction, resulting in a high gel layer formation with a low gel strength through texture analysis. This finding was ascribed to the enhanced surface roughness and porosity observed under digital microscopy and microporous structure of the gel layer under scanning electron microscopy. The reconstructed three-dimensional images from synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy notably exhibited the interconnected pores of various sizes from the carbonation reaction of effervescent and microporous networks, indicating the gel layer on the tablet surface. Notably, effervescence promoted the increase in interconnected porosities, which directly influenced the strength of the gel layer microstructure, drug release patterns and release mechanism of the effervescent matrix tablet. Therefore, combined mechanical characterisation and imaging techniques can provide new insights into the role of effervescent agents on the gel layer microstructure, and describe the relationship of drug release patterns and release mechanism of matrix tablets.
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