Polymer blend: a new approach for eliminating curing effect of aqueous dispersion coatings

Autor: Nasir Abbas, Muhammad Irfan, Ameer Fawad Zahoor, Ikram Ullah Khan, Haroon Khalid Syed, Akhtar Rasul, Amjad Hussain, Mohammad Sohail Arshad, Noor ul amin Mohsin, Furqan Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Abdul Qayyum
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol 56 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2175-9790
DOI: 10.1590/s2175-97902020000118562
Popis: The aim of present work was to investigate blends of Eudragit® NE 30D with Aquacoat® ECD using different ratios to eliminate curing effect associated with individual polymers. Propranolol HCl 10% w/w was layered onto sugar cores using 5% w/w HPMC as a binder. Drug-layered-cores were coated either with pure or blends of Aquacoat® ECD: Eudragit® NE 30D in a fluidized bed coater to obtain 20% w/w coating level. Talc 35% w/w was used as anti-tacking agent. The pellets were characterized for in vitro dissolution studies, morphology, water uptake-weight loss, osmolality and adhesion of coating after curing at 60 °C or 60 °C/75% RH for 24 h. The findings revealed that Aquacoat® ECD coated pellets showed curing effect due to further gradual coalescence of polymeric particles which resulted into better film formation upon curing. In contrast, the curing effect of Eudragit® NE 30D coated pellets was caused by decrease in adhesion of coatings after curing which provided entirely different swelling behavior of uncured (localized swelling) and cured (uniform swelling) pellets. The undesired curing effect of individual polymers was eliminated by using their blends in appropriate ratio.
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