Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2
Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2
Pharmaceutical Technology: Controlled Drug Release, Volume 2
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MULTIPARTICULATES [CH. 13 143<br />
rev min −1 for 30 min and then cooled to 20°C while still stirring. The resultant microcapsules<br />
were separated by filtration, washed four times with petroleum ether (boiling point, 40–60°C),<br />
dried in a stream of nitrogen and stored in a desiccator.<br />
Preparation of mixtures<br />
Non-microencapsulated mixtures of poly (DL-lactic acid) and phenobarbitone (ratios 1:1 and 1:2)<br />
were prepared by mixing the powders for 10 min.<br />
Preparation of tablets<br />
Tablets were prepared from both the microcapsules and mixtures using a Dartec Ltd universal<br />
testing machine. The quantity of drug contained was a nominal 200 mg and the punch diameter<br />
was 10 mm. Compression was at a constant rate of 1 kN s −1 with tablets prepared at 2, 5 and 10<br />
kN. The tensile strength of the tablets was calculated using the formula T s =2P/Dtπ. The<br />
characteristics of the tablets prepared are shown in Table 1.<br />
Table 1—Characteristics of tablets prepared from microcapsules and mixtures of polymer and drug<br />
Particle size measurements<br />
A Coulter counter (model TA II) attached to an Apple computer (IIe) was used for all particle size<br />
measurements.