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v2d 2p(4.1)Table 4.1: Calculated solubility parameters <strong>of</strong> drug/polymersSample d(MPa 1/2 ) p(MPa 1/2 ) v(MPa 1/2 ) h(MPa 1/2 ) t(MPa 1/2 )PMOL 19.43 9.71 29.14 13.88 25.77 - -∆ DistanceR a(v)EPO 17.89 0.65 18.54 6.08 18.91 6.86 13.16VA64 18.0 0.64 18.64 7.73 19.60 6.17 12.17Ra[( ) ( )2( v)v2v1h2h12]This method w<strong>as</strong> fur<strong>the</strong>r developed by Breitkreutz [31] and Albers [32] and used inpredicting <strong>the</strong> duration <strong>of</strong> intestinal absorption <strong>for</strong> various drugs. The two–dimensionalapproach can provide more accurate prediction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drug–polymer miscibility. The drugpolymer miscibility can be predicted by <strong>the</strong> distance (R a(v) ) using <strong>the</strong> Pythagorean Theoremand <strong>the</strong> two components are condidered miscible when R a(v) ≤5.6MPa 1/2 . In our c<strong>as</strong>e it isobvious from Table 4.1 that <strong>the</strong> p values <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drug – polymer combinations differsignificantly indicating an effect on <strong>the</strong> predicted miscibility. HME quite <strong>of</strong>ten requires <strong>the</strong>addition <strong>of</strong> a pl<strong>as</strong>ticizer to lower <strong>the</strong> gl<strong>as</strong>s transition temperature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> polymers and thus toconduct <strong>the</strong> <strong>extrusion</strong> process at lower temperatures [6, 24] . However, pl<strong>as</strong>ticizers were notincorporated in our studies <strong>as</strong> both polymers present low gl<strong>as</strong>s transition temperatureallowing samples to be processed at low <strong>extrusion</strong> temperature ranges. The absence <strong>of</strong>pl<strong>as</strong>ticizer did not affect <strong>the</strong> <strong>extrusion</strong> process.3.2. Thermal analysis and X – ray solid state characterization studiesDSC studies were per<strong>for</strong>med to investigate <strong>the</strong> physical state <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drug within <strong>the</strong>polymer matrix. As can be seen in Fig. 4.1a <strong>the</strong> DSC <strong>the</strong>rmogram <strong>of</strong> pure PMOL (calibratedby <strong>the</strong> peak onset) showed a sharp <strong>melt</strong>ing peak at 169 o C (fusion enthalpy 33.40 J/g) with anonset <strong>of</strong> peak at 168 o C where <strong>the</strong> amorphous EPO showed an endo<strong>the</strong>rmic peak at 48.4 o C(onset 44.1 o C) which corresponds to <strong>the</strong> gl<strong>as</strong>s transition temperature (Tg).69 | P a g e

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