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ArticleAsian journal of pharmaceutical sciences2020

Multi-dimensional visualization for the morphology of lubricant stearic acid particles and their distribution in tablets.

Liu Zhang, Shailendra Shakya, Li Wu, Jiangtao Wang, Guanghui Jin, Huimin Sun, Xianzhen Yin, Lixin Sun, Jiwen Zhang

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Liu ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Shailendra ShakyaCenter for Drug Delivery Systems, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
Li WuCenter for Drug Delivery Systems, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
Jiangtao WangWeihai Disu Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Weihai 264200, China.
Guanghui JinWeihai Disu Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Weihai 264200, China.
Huimin SunNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China.
Xianzhen YinCenter for Drug Delivery Systems, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
Lixin SunSchool of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Jiwen ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.

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Abstract

The shapes of particles and their distribution in tablets, controlled by pretreatment and tableting process, determine the pharmaceutical performance of excipient like lubricant. This study aims to provide deeper insights to the relationship of the morphology and spatial distribution of stearic acid (SA) with the lubrication efficiency, as well as the resulting tablet property. Unmodified SA particles as flat sheet-like particles were firstly reprocessed by emulsification in hot water to obtain the reprocessed SA particles with spherical morphology. The three-dimensional (3D) information of SA particles in tablets was detected by a quantitative and non-invasive 3D structure elucidation technique, namely, synchrotron radiation X-ray micro-computed tomography (SR-µCT). SA particles in glipizide tablets prepared by using unmodified SA (GUT), reprocessed SA (GRT), as well as reference listed drug (RLD) of glipizide tablets were analyzed by SR-µCT. The results showed that the reprocessed SA with better flowability contributed to similarity of breaking forces between that of GRT and RLD. SA particles in GRT were very similar to those in RLD with uniform morphology and particle size, while SA particles in GUT were not evenly distributed. These findings not only demonstrated the feasibility of SR-µCT as a new method in revealing the morphology and spatial distribution of excipient in drug delivery system, but also deepened insights of solid dosage form design into a new scale by powder engineering.

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Glipizide tabletsMorphologySpatial distributionSR-µCTStearic acid

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PMCPMC7066036

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