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ArticleAAPS PharmSciTech2013

Dissolution studies of poorly soluble drug nanosuspensions in non-sink conditions.

Peng Liu, Odile De Wulf, Johanna Laru, Teemu Heikkilä, Bert van Veen, Juha Kiesvaara, Jouni Hirvonen, Leena Peltonen, Timo Laaksonen

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Article in AAPS PharmSciTech, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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9 authors.

Peng LiuDivision of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Odile De Wulf
Johanna Laru
Teemu Heikkilä
Bert van Veen
Juha Kiesvaara
Jouni Hirvonen
Leena Peltonen
Timo Laaksonen

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sink conditions used in dissolution tests lead to rapid dissolution rates for nanosuspensions, causing difficulties in discriminating dissolution profiles between different formulations. Here, non-sink conditions were studied for the dissolution testing of poorly water-soluble drug nanosuspensions. A mathematical model for polydispersed particles was established to clarify dissolution mechanisms. The dissolution of nanosuspensions with either a monomodal or bimodal size distribution was simulated. In the experimental part, three different particle sizes of indomethacin nanosuspensions were prepared by the wet milling technique. The effects of the dissolution medium pH and agitation speed on dissolution rate were investigated. The dissolution profiles in sink and non-sink conditions were obtained by changing the ratio of sample amount to the saturation solubility. The results of the simulations and experiments indicated that when the sample amount was increased to the saturation solubility of drug, the slowest dissolution rate and the best discriminating dissolution profiles were obtained. Using sink conditions or too high amount of the sample will increase the dissolution rate and weaken the discrimination between dissolution profiles. Furthermore, the low solubility by choosing a proper pH of the dissolution medium was helpful in getting discriminating dissolution profiles, whereas the agitation speed appeared to have little influence on the dissolution profiles. This discriminatory method is simple to perform and can be potentially used in any nanoproduct development and quality control studies.

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NanostructuresChemistry, PharmaceuticalComputer SimulationDiscriminant AnalysisHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIndomethacinKineticsModels, ChemicalNanotechnologyParticle SizeSolubilityTechnology, PharmaceuticalIndomethacin

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PMID23615772
PMCPMC3666001

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