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Multiscale X-ray imaging and characterisation of pharmaceutical dosage forms

Olsson, Martina
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Govender, Rydvikha
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Diaz, Ana
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July 25, 2023
International Journal Of Pharmaceutics

A correlative, multiscale imaging methodology for visualising and quantifying the morphology of solid dosage forms by combining ptychographic X-ray computed nanotomography (PXCT) and scanning small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (S/WAXS) is presented. The methodology presents a workflow for multiscale analysis, where structures are characterised from the nanometre to millimetre regime. Here, the method is demonstrated by characterising a hot-melt extruded, partly crystalline, solid dispersion of carbamazepine in ethyl cellulose. Characterisation of the morphology and solid-state phase of the drug in solid dosage forms is central as this affects the performance of the final formulation. The 3D morphology was visualised at a resolution of 80 nm over an extended volume through PXCT, revealing an oriented structure of crystalline drug domains aligned in the direction of extrusion. Scanning S/WAXS showed that the nanostructure is similar over the cross section of the extruded filament, with minor radial changes in domain sizes and degree of orientation. The polymorphic forms of carbamazepine were qualified with WAXS, showing a heterogeneous distribution of the metastable forms I and II. This demonstrates the methodology for multiscale structural characterization and imaging to enable a better understanding of the relationships between morphology, performance, and processing conditions of solid dosage forms.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123200
Web of Science ID

WOS:001040384900001

Author(s)
Olsson, Martina
Govender, Rydvikha
Diaz, Ana
Holler, Mirko
Menzel, Andreas
Abrahmsen-Alami, Susanna
Sadd, Matthew
Larsson, Anette
Matic, Aleksandar
Liebi, Marianne  
Date Issued

2023-07-25

Publisher

ELSEVIER

Published in
International Journal Of Pharmaceutics
Volume

642

Article Number

123200

Subjects

Pharmacology & Pharmacy

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ptychographic x-ray computed nanotomography

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scanning saxs/waxs

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mu xrd

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solid dispersion

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carbamazepine

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amorphous solid dispersions

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computed-tomography

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phase-separation

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ethyl cellulose

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melt extrusion

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state nmr

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insights

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bioavailability

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scattering

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