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NANOPARTICLES Production of amorphous nanoparticles by supersonic spray-drying with a microfluidic nebulator

Amstad, Esther  
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Gopinadhan, Manesh
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Holtze, Christian
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2015
Science

Amorphous nanoparticles (a-NPs) have physicochemical properties distinctly different from those of the corresponding bulk crystals; for example, their solubility is much higher. However, many materials have a high propensity to crystallize and are difficult to formulate in an amorphous structure without stabilizers. We fabricated a microfluidic nebulator that can produce amorphous NPs from a wide range of materials, even including pure table salt (NaCl). By using supersonic air flow, the nebulator produces drops that are so small that they dry before crystal nuclei can form. The small size of the resulting spray-dried a-NPs limits the probability of crystal nucleation in any given particle during storage. The kinetic stability of the a-NPs-on the order of months-is advantageous for hydrophobic drug molecules.

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research article
DOI
10.1126/science.aac9582
Web of Science ID

WOS:000360646800048

Author(s)
Amstad, Esther  
Gopinadhan, Manesh
Holtze, Christian
Osuji, Chinedum O.
Brenner, Michael P.
Spaepen, Frans
Weitz, David A.
Date Issued

2015

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Published in
Science
Volume

349

Issue

6251

Start page

956

End page

960

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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September 28, 2015
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/118755
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