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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS
卷 632, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122576
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Drug carrier miscibility; Drug carrier interactions; Crystallization; Solubility enhancement; Physical stability; Melting process
This research compares solid dispersions (SDs) of ketoprofen (KET) with three different semicrystalline carriers (PEG, Poloxamer, and Gelucire) in terms of miscibility, phase behavior, molecular interactions, and stability. The study found that all three carriers showed good miscibility with KET, with PEG > Poloxamer > Gelucire. Different carriers showed different effects on the crystallinity of KET, with only Gelucire showing delayed crystallization. FT-IR analysis confirmed strong interactions between KET and the carriers. Gelucire also exhibited the best stability among the three carriers.
Hydrophilic semicrystalline carriers represent an alternative to amorphous polymers due to their low melting temperature, useful for the production of solid dispersions (SDs) by melting-based technologies. This research aims to compare SDs of ketoprofen (KET) and three different semicrystalline carriers (PEG, Poloxamer and Gelucire) regarding miscibility, phase behavior, molecular interactions and stability. KET was chosen owing to its low solubility and high glass forming ability. Estimation of drug-excipient miscibility was performed by FloryHuggins theory. Negative Gibbs free energy indicated a spontaneous mixing of KET with the three carriers and miscibility in the order PEG > Poloxamer > Gelucire. SDs up to 40 % w/w of drug were produced by melting process at a temperature below KET melting point. Characterization of SDs was performed by differential scanning calorimetry, polarized light microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. In case of PEG and Poloxamer, the drug incorporation did not affect carrier crystallinity, while KET was in the amorphous state. Differently, KET retarded the crystallization of Gelucire and at high drug loadings the SDs were amorphous and semisolid. FT-IR analysis revealed a strong interaction between KET and the three carriers. Finally, PEG-based SDs above 20 % KET loading displayed drug crystallization after 6 months of storage; while Poloxamer and Gelucire-based SDs showed KET crystallization only at 40 % KET. Due to its less hydrophilic character and limited water uptake, Gelucire showed the best stability among the three excipients.
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