Methods of amorphization and investigation of the amorphous state

Einfal, T; Planinšek, O; Hrovat, K

HERO ID

4850166

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

24152894

HERO ID 4850166
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Methods of amorphization and investigation of the amorphous state
Authors Einfal, T; Planinšek, O; Hrovat, K
Volume 63
Issue 3
Page Numbers 305-334
Abstract The amorphous form of pharmaceutical materials represents the most energetic solid state of a material. It provides advantages in terms of dissolution rate and bioavailability. This review presents the methods of solid- -state amorphization described in literature (supercooling of liquids, milling, lyophilization, spray drying, dehydration of crystalline hydrates), with the emphasis on milling. Furthermore, we describe how amorphous state of pharmaceuticals differ depending on the method of preparation and how these differences can be screened by a variety of spectroscopic (X-ray powder diffraction, solid state nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic pairwise distribution, infrared spectroscopy, terahertz spectroscopy) and calorimetry methods.
Doi 10.2478/acph-2013-0026
Pmid 24152894
Is Certified Translation No
Dupe Override No
Comments Journal: Acta pharmaceutica (Zagreb, Croatia) ISSN: 1846-9558
Is Public Yes
Language Text English