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ArticlePharmaceutical research2021

Use of Bead Mixtures as a Novel Process Optimization Approach to Nanomilling of Drug Suspensions.

Gulenay Guner, Manisha Kannan, Matthew Berrios, Ecevit Bilgili

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Article in Pharmaceutical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gulenay GunerOtto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Manisha KannanOtto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Matthew BerriosOtto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Ecevit BilgiliOtto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, USA. bilgece@njit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8880-6783
New Jersey Institute of Technology · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe aimed to evaluate the feasibility of cross-linked polystyrene (CPS)-yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) bead mixtures as a novel optimization approach for fast, effective production of drug nanosuspensions during wet stirred media milling (WSMM).

methodsAqueous suspensions of 10% fenofibrate (FNB, drug), 7.5% HPC-L, and 0.05% SDS were wet-milled at 3000-4000 rpm and 35%-50% volumetric loading of CPS:YSZ bead mixtures (CPS:YSZ 0:1-1:0 v:v). Laser diffraction, SEM, viscometry, DSC, and XRPD were used for characterization. An n

resultsCPS beads achieved the lowest specific power consumption, whereas YSZ beads led to the fastest breakage. Breakage followed second-order kinetics. Optimum conditions were identified as 3000 rpm and 50% loading of 0.5:0.5 v/v CPS:YSZ mixture from energy-cycle time-heat dissipation perspectives. The microhydrodynamic model suggests that YSZ beads experienced more energetic/forceful collisions with smaller contact area as compared with CPS beads owing to the higher density-elastic modulus of the former.

conclusionsWe demonstrated the feasibility of CPS-YSZ bead mixtures and rationalized its optimal use in WSMM through their modulation of breakage kinetics, energy utilization, and heat dissipation.

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Cross-Linking ReagentsDrug CompoundingFeasibility StudiesFenofibrateNanoparticlesParticle SizePolystyrenesSuspensionsTime FactorsYttriumZirconiumCross-Linking ReagentsFenofibratePolystyrenesSuspensionsYttriumZirconiumzirconium oxidebead mixturespoorly water-soluble drugsprocess modelingprocess optimizationwet stirred media milling

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