Crystal engineering of pharmaceutical cocrystals in the discovery and development of improved drugs

G Bolla, B Sarma, AK Nangia - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The subject of crystal engineering started in the 1970s with the study of topochemical
reactions in the solid state. A broad chemical definition of crystal engineering was published …

Engineering cocrystals of poorly water-soluble drugs to enhance dissolution in aqueous medium

I Sathisaran, SV Dalvi - Pharmaceutics, 2018 - mdpi.com
Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class II and IV drugs suffer from poor
aqueous solubility and hence low bioavailability. Most of these drugs are hydrophobic and …

Diffusion and flux improvement of drugs through complexation

MKC Mannava, A Garai, AK Nangia - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2023 - ACS Publications
Improving the solubility and permeability of drugs via cocrystallization is an important theme
in crystal engineering with practical applications for the discovery and development of high …

Freeze-drying of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical nanoparticles: the effects of formulation and technique parameters on nanoparticles characteristics

M Mohammady, G Yousefi - Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) are of the most interesting novel vehicles for effective drug delivery to
humans. Freeze drying is known as an engaging process to improve the long lasting stability …

Vibrational spectral and structural characterization of multicomponent ternary co-crystal formation within acetazolamide, nicotinamide and 2-pyridone

J Fang, Z Zhang, Y Bo, J Xue, Y Wang, J Liu… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ternary co-crystal, as a novel co-crystal design strategy developed on the basis of binary co-
crystal, could be used to improve the physicochemical properties of active pharmaceutical …

Salts, solvates and hydrates of the multi-kinase inhibitor drug pazopanib with hydroxybenzoic acids

SK Rai, D Baidya, AK Nangia - CrystEngComm, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The marketed formulation of pazopanib (PAZ) suffers from low and variable bioavailability
because of its poor dissolution rate and photostability issues. The drug falls under …

Novel pharmaceutical cocrystals and salts of bumetanide

S Allu, G Bolla, S Tothadi, AK Nangia - Crystal Growth & Design, 2019 - ACS Publications
New crystalline forms of bumetanide, namely, four cocrystals, two salts, and one salt-
cocrystal were crystallized. Urea and lactams such as valerolactam, caprolactam, and N …

Single-step synthesis of multicomponent cocrystals and salts: the role of laboratory seeding

S Nayak, AK Nangia - CrystEngComm, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of multicomponent cocrystals and salts (MCCS) is an active and contemporary
theme in the crystal engineering of pharmaceutical crystal forms. The self-assembly process …

A new ferulic acid–nicotinamide cocrystal with improved solubility and dissolution performance

JVC Júnior, JAB Dos Santos, TB Lins… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Among the various strategies for increasing aqueous solubility of pharmaceutical
substances, cocrystals have been emerging as a promising alternative. The ferulic acid …

A Perspective on the Permeability of Cocrystals/Organic Salts of Oral Drugs

A Samie, H Alavian - Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2024 - ACS Publications
According to the BCS classification system, the differentiation of drugs is based on two
essential parameters of solubility and permeability, meaning the latter is as pivotal as the …