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1323131
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
The use of dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) to evaluate plasticization of acrylic polymer films under simulated gastrointestinal conditions
Author(s)
Fadda, HM; Khanna, M; Santos, JC; Osman, D; Gaisford, S; Basit, AW
Year
2010
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
ISSN:
0939-6411
EISSN:
1873-3441
Volume
76
Issue
3
Page Numbers
493-497
Language
English
PMID
20800682
DOI
10.1016/j.ejpb.2010.08.007
Web of Science Id
WOS:000285279900024
URL
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0939641110002171
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Abstract
PURPOSE:
Glass transition temperature (T(g)) measurements of polymers are conventionally conducted in the dry state with little attention to the environment they are designed to work in. Our aim was to develop the novel use of dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) to measure the T(g) of enteric polymethacrylic acid methylmethacrylate (Eudragit L and S) polymer films formulated with a range of plasticizers in the dry and wet (while immersed in simulated gastric media) states.
METHODS:
Polymer films were fabricated with and without different plasticizers (triacetin, acetyl triethyl citrate, triethyl citrate, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dibutyl phthalate, dibutyl sebacate). T(g) was measured by a dynamic oscillating force with simultaneous heating at 1 °C/min. This was conducted on films in the dry state and while immersed in 0.1M HCl to simulate the pH environment in the stomach.
RESULTS:
The T(g) of unplasticized Eudragit L and S films in the dry state was measured to be 150 and 120 °C, respectively. These values were drastically reduced in the wet state to 20 and 71 °C for Eudragit L and S films, respectively. The plasticized films showed similar falls in T(g) in the wet state. The fall in T(g) of Eudragit L films to below body temperature will have far-reaching implications on polymer functionality and drug release.
CONCLUSIONS:
Immersion DMA provides a robust method for measuring T(g) of polymer films in the wet state. This allows better prediction of polymer behaviour in vivo.
Keywords
In vitro-in vivo correlations; Molecular mobility; Loss modulus; Antiplasticizer; Film coating; Enteric coatings
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