Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions

Recently, subcritical water (SBCW: water that has been heated to a temperature between 100 °C and 200 °C at pressures of up to 70 bar) has been used to dissolve several hydrophobic pharmaceutical compounds (Carr et al., 2010a). Furthermore, a number of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have b...

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Main Authors: Carr, A., Mammucari, R., Foster, Neil
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55293
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author Carr, A.
Mammucari, R.
Foster, Neil
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Mammucari, R.
Foster, Neil
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description Recently, subcritical water (SBCW: water that has been heated to a temperature between 100 °C and 200 °C at pressures of up to 70 bar) has been used to dissolve several hydrophobic pharmaceutical compounds (Carr et al., 2010a). Furthermore, a number of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have been rapidly precipitated from SBCW solutions (Carr et al., 2010b,c). It is possible to alter the precipitate morphology by altering the processing variables; including the SBCW-API solution injection temperature and adding impurities (such as pharmaceutical excipients, e.g. lactose) to the precipitation chamber. The work presented in this article demonstrates that the morphology of pharmaceutical particles can be tuned by adding organic solvents (ethanol and methanol) to the SBCW-API solutions. Particle morphology has also been tuned by adding different pharmaceutical excipients (polyethylene glycol 400 and lactose) to the precipitation chamber. Different morphologies of pharmaceutical particles were produced, ranging from nanospheres of 60 nm diameter to 5 µm plate particles. Budesonide was used as the model API in this study. Two experimental products were spray dried to form dry powder products. The aerodynamic particle size of the powder was established by running the powder through an Andersen Cascade Impactor. It has been shown that the drug particles produced from the SBCW micronization process, when coupled with a spray drying process, are suitable for delivery to the lungs.© 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-552932017-09-13T16:09:54Z Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions Carr, A. Mammucari, R. Foster, Neil Recently, subcritical water (SBCW: water that has been heated to a temperature between 100 °C and 200 °C at pressures of up to 70 bar) has been used to dissolve several hydrophobic pharmaceutical compounds (Carr et al., 2010a). Furthermore, a number of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have been rapidly precipitated from SBCW solutions (Carr et al., 2010b,c). It is possible to alter the precipitate morphology by altering the processing variables; including the SBCW-API solution injection temperature and adding impurities (such as pharmaceutical excipients, e.g. lactose) to the precipitation chamber. The work presented in this article demonstrates that the morphology of pharmaceutical particles can be tuned by adding organic solvents (ethanol and methanol) to the SBCW-API solutions. Particle morphology has also been tuned by adding different pharmaceutical excipients (polyethylene glycol 400 and lactose) to the precipitation chamber. Different morphologies of pharmaceutical particles were produced, ranging from nanospheres of 60 nm diameter to 5 µm plate particles. Budesonide was used as the model API in this study. Two experimental products were spray dried to form dry powder products. The aerodynamic particle size of the powder was established by running the powder through an Andersen Cascade Impactor. It has been shown that the drug particles produced from the SBCW micronization process, when coupled with a spray drying process, are suitable for delivery to the lungs.© 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55293 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.11.042 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Carr, A.
Mammucari, R.
Foster, Neil
Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
title Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
title_full Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
title_fullStr Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
title_full_unstemmed Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
title_short Particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
title_sort particle formation of budesonide from alcohol-modified subcritical water solutions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55293