Melt extrusion with poorly soluble drugs

S Shah, S Maddineni, J Lu, MA Repka - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Melt extrusion (ME) over recent years has found widespread application as a viable drug
delivery option in the drug development process. ME applications include taste masking …

Characterization of amorphous solid dispersions

X Liu, X Feng, RO Williams, F Zhang - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2018 - Springer
The study of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) is currently one of the most exciting areas
in pharmaceutics. Research has shown that ASDs offer unique advantages in improving the …

Measuring material softening with nanoscale spatial resolution using heated silicon probes

BA Nelson, WP King - Review of scientific instruments, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
Many techniques exist for measuring the temperature dependence of material properties. A
common technique for measuring chemical and thermodynamic properties is differential …

In vitro drug release from acetylated high amylose starch-zein films for oral colon-specific drug delivery

L Bisharat, SA Barker, A Narbad, DQM Craig - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study describes the preparation of free films of zein with and without acetylated high
amylose maize starch (HAS) and their corresponding coated tablets as a novel approach to …

A spectroscopic and thermal investigation into the relationship between composition, secondary structure and physical characteristics of electrospun zein nanofibers

YH Wang, M Zhao, SA Barker, PS Belton… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Electrospun zein nanofibers have attracted interest as drug delivery systems due to their
propensity for controlled drug release, flexible structure and low toxicity. However …

Fast-Scan DSC and its role in pharmaceutical physical form characterisation and selection

JL Ford, TE Mann - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Conventional rate Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) has been used for many years as
a tool in the analysis of pharmaceutical materials. In recent years an extension of the …

Solid dispersions for oral administration: an overview of the methods for their preparation

F Hallouard, L Mehenni… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Oral drug delivery remains the most physiological and therefore the most preferred, simplest
and easiest administration route. Nevertheless, a multitude of potentially clinically important …

Identification of phase separation in solid dispersions of itraconazole and Eudragit® E100 using microthermal analysis

K Six, J Murphy, I Weuts, DQM Craig, G Verreck… - Pharmaceutical …, 2003 - Springer
Purpose. To evaluate the phase separation in itraconazole/Eudragit® E100 solid
dispersions prepared by hot-stage extrusion. Methods. Extrudates were prepared using a …

Microenvironmental pH-modified solid dispersions to enhance the dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble weakly basic GT0918, a develo** anti …

M Yang, S He, Y Fan, Y Wang, Z Ge, L Shan… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work was to design a pH-modified solid dispersion (pH M-SD) that
can improve the dissolution and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble weakly basic …

Spatially resolved thermal desorption/ionization coupled with mass spectrometry

S Jesse, GJ Van Berkel, OS Ovchinnikova - US Patent 8,384,020, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for Sub-micron analysis of a chemical composition of
a specimen are described. The method includes providing a specimen for evaluation and a …