期刊
PHARMACEUTICS
卷 14, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14040843
关键词
additive manufacturing; solid dosage forms; mebeverine hydrochloride; DoE; photopolymerization; personalized drugs
资金
- National Science Centre (Poland) [OPUS 16, 2018/31/B/ST8/01327]
Additive technologies, specifically 3D printing, have gained significant interest in pharmacy for producing personalized drugs. This study focuses on optimizing the process of manufacturing solid dosage forms using photopolymerization with visible light. By conducting pre-formulation studies and adjusting process parameters, the researchers successfully printed drug-loaded tablets with controlled release properties.
Additive technologies have undoubtedly become one of the most intensively developing manufacturing methods in recent years. Among the numerous applications, the interest in 3D printing also includes its application in pharmacy for production of small batches of personalized drugs. For this reason, we conducted multi-stage pre-formulation studies to optimize the process of manufacturing solid dosage forms by photopolymerization with visible light. Based on tests planned and executed according to the design of the experiment (DoE), we selected the optimal quantitative composition of photocurable resin made of PEG 400, PEGDA MW 575, water, and riboflavin, a non-toxic photoinitiator. In subsequent stages, we adjusted the printer set-up and process parameters. Moreover, we assessed the influence of the co-initiators ascorbic acid or triethanolamine on the resin's polymerization process. Next, based on an optimized formulation, we printed and analyzed drug-loaded tablets containing mebeverine hydrochloride, characterized by a gradual release of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), reaching 80% after 6 h. We proved the possibility of reusing the drug-loaded resin that was not hardened during printing and determined the linear correlation between the volume of the designed tablets and the amount of API, confirming the possibility of printing personalized modified-release tablets.
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