: Traditional Quality by Testing (QbT) strategies rely heavily on end-product testing and offer limited insight into how critical process parameters (CPPs) influence product quality. This increases the risk of variability and inconsistent outcomes. To overcome these limitations, this study aimed to implement a Quality by Design (QbD) approach to optimize the manufacturing process of clopidogrel tablets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomed Pharmacother
June 2025
Biomed Pharmacother
May 2025
This study aims to develop novel modified drug delivery systems (MDDS) including solid dispersions, solid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (S-SNEDDS) and inclusion compound (IC) of poorly water-soluble tadalafil using various biological macromolecules and compare their ability to improve solubility, dissolution and bioavailability. Ingredients of MDDS were extensively screened using SEM, DSC, and XRD. The MDDS were testified for improved solubilization, dissolution, and bioavailability and were compared with tadalafil powder and commercial product (Cialis tablets 20 mg).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aimed to develop a solid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) and surface-coated microspheres to improve the oral bioavailability of niclosamide.
Methods: A solubility screening study showed that liquid SNEDDS, prepared using an optimized volume ratio of corn oil, Cremophor RH40, and Tween 80 (20:24:56), formed nanoemulsions with the smallest droplet size. Niclosamide was incorporated into this liquid SNEDDS and spray-dried with calcium silicate to produce solid SNEDDS.
J Control Release
October 2024
Herein, we reported novel docetaxel-decorated solid lipid nanoparticle (DCT-SLN)-loaded dual thermoreversible system (DCT-DRTS) for intramuscular administration with reduced burst effect, sustained release and improved antitumor efficacy. The optimized DCT-DRTs was subjected to in-vitro and in-vivo analyses. Antitumor evaluation of the DCT-DRTS was executed and compared with DCT-hydrogel, and DCT-suspension trailed by the histopathological and immune-histochemical analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we aimed to develop a solid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (S-SNEDDS) and a solid self-nanoemulsifying granule system (S-SNEGS) to enhance the solubility and oral bioavailability of celecoxib. This process involved the preparation of a liquid SNEDDS (L-SNEDDS) and its subsequent solidification into a S-SNEDDS and a S-SNEGS. The L-SNEDDS consisted of celecoxib (drug), Captex® 355 (Captex; oil), Tween® 80 (Tween 80; surfactant) and D-α-Tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS; cosurfactant) in a weight ratio of 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to develop a novel pH-modified nanoparticle with improved solubility and oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble celecoxib by modifying the microenvironmental pH. After assessing the impact of hydrophilic polymers, surfactants and alkaline pH modifiers on the drug solubility, copovidone, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and meglumine were chosen. The optimal formulation of solvent-evaporated, surface-attached and pH-modified nanoparticles composed of celecoxib/copovidone/SLS/meglumine at weight ratios of 1:1:0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of carrier hydrophilicity on solid self nano-emulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) and self nano-emulsifying granule system (SEGS). The mesoporous calcium silicate (Ca-silicate) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) were utilised as hydrophobic carrier and hydrophilic carrier, respectively. The liquid SNEDDS formulation, composed of Tween80/Kollipohr EL/corn oil (35/50/15%) with 31% (w/w) dexibuprofen, was spray-dried and fluid-bed granulated together with Avicel using Ca-silicate or HP- β-CD as a solid carrier, producing four different solid SNEDDS and SEGS formulations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrug Deliv Transl Res
March 2024
This study compares rivaroxaban-loaded polymeric microsphere systems with three types of surface microstructure. Three types of polymeric microspheres loaded with rivaroxaban were fabricated using a spray-drying technique: solvent-evaporated, surface-attached, and solvent-wet microspheres, depending on whether the drug and additives used are soluble in the solvent. The solvent-evaporated and surface-attached microspheres had a rivaroxaban/polyvinylpyrrolidone/sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) weight ratio of 1/0.
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September 2023
Topical treatments to modulate hair growth are generally limited by low drug bioavailability due to poor skin permeability. Here, we studied the use of STAR particles, which are millimeter-sized ceramic particles with protruding microneedles, to form micropores in the skin to increase skin permeability to hair growth-modulating drugs. STAR particle design and fabrication were optimized, and the resulting STAR particles were shown to reduce lag time and increase skin permeability to minoxidil and acyclovir by more than three-fold compared to no treatment in pig skin ex vivo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to develop microspheres using water-soluble carriers and surfactants to improve the solubility, dissolution, and oral bioavailability of rivaroxaban (RXB). RXB-loaded microspheres with optimal carrier (poly(vinylpyrrolidone) K30, PVP) and surfactant (sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)) ratios were prepared. H NMR and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyses showed that drug-excipient and excipient-excipient interactions affected RXB solubility, dissolution, and oral absorption.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of the present study was to develop hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD)-based solid dispersed granules as a superior system to solid dispersion. The solid dispersed granules and solid dispersion were compared in terms of powder property improvement, solubility increment and oral bioavailability enhancement of poorly water-soluble dexibuprofen. Solid dispersion (drug/HP-β-CD/Tween80 = 1:7:0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to develop a Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum)-loaded dual-layer wound dressing (DLD) with excellent wound recovery and mechanical properties. L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl
April 2022
In this study, a novel hybrid bilayer wound dressing (HBD) has been developed for delivering a thermally unstable probiotic, Lactobacillus brevis. The HBD was composed of two layer, a hydrocolloid layer and a Lactobacillus brevis-loaded hydrogel layer as a block supporter and drug carrier, respectively. Moreover, various probiotic-loaded hydrogel layers in HBD were prepared with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and numerous hydrophilic polymers via a freezing and thawing method, and their mechanical property, release and wound recovery were assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDapagliflozin base and a commercial dapagliflozin propanediol hydrate cocrystal (DPF-PDHC) were highly hygroscopic and thermally unstable. In this study, to address this limitation, we prepared a novel dapagliflozin di-L-proline cocrystal (DPF-LPC) and evaluated its physicochemical characterization compared with DPF-PDHC. After the preparation of the DPF-LPC-loaded tablet, its dissolution, stability and bioequivalence in beagle dogs and mini-pigs were assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to screen various drug delivery systems for improving the aqueous solubility and oral bioavailability of sildenafil. Three representative techniques, solid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDS), amorphous microspheres and crystalline microspheres, were compared.
Methods: Both microspheres systems contained sildenafil:Labrasol:PVP at a weight ratio of 1:1:6.
The purpose of this study was to use hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) as a novel carrier in solid SNEDDS and solid dispersions to enhance the solubility and oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble dexibuprofen. The novel dexibuprofen-loaded solid SNEDDS was composed of dexibuprofen, corn oil, polysorbate 80, Cremophor® EL, and HP-β-CD at a weight ratio of 45/35/50/15/100. This solid SNEDDS spontaneously formed a nano-emulsion with a size of approximately 120 nm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, a solidified self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (solidified SNEDDS) and surface-modified microspheres were developed for enhancing the oral bioavailability of carvedilol. Based on the aqueous solubility test, liquid SNEDDS was composed of Peceol™ (oil), Tween® 80 (surfactant), and Labrasol® (co-surfactant) at a weight ratio of 25/50/25, generating the smallest nanoemulsion droplet size. Then, carvedilol was added to liquid SNEDDS and spray-dried with Aerosil® to fabricate the solidified SNEDDS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to compare two types of emulsification techniques in a solid self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS); high-pressure homogenisation (HPH) and Shirasu porous glass membrane (SPG). Those two emulsification processes enhanced the solubility, dissolution and oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble sildenafil base (SB) by producing fine and well-dispersed nanoemulsion droplet. The liquid SNEDDS consisting of Labrasol/Transcutol HP/coconut oil at the weight of 72/18/10, gave the smallest emulsion droplet size among the prepared liquid SNEDDS formulations.
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