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Physical mixtures (PM) and extruded <strong>for</strong>mulations (EF)PM( o C /H, Jg -1 )EF( o C /H, Jg -1 )PM( o C /H, Jg -1 )CTZ/L100 113.60 105.72/6.85 222.90/31.23CTZ/EZE 73.19 64.78/2.64 187.55/9.74VRP/L100 113.68 74.73/8.15 146.41/14.39VRP/CTZ 72.98 64.11/3.42 161.30/11.95The DSC scan <strong>of</strong> pure CTZ and VRP in Fig. 5.2a showed an endo<strong>the</strong>rmic peakcorresponding to its <strong>melt</strong>ing point at 225.6 o C (H = 104.2 J/g) and 145.9 o C (H = 106.5 J/g),respectively. Similarly, <strong>the</strong> pure polymers showed a Tg at 83.97 o C corresponding to EudragitL100-55 and 164.83 o C corresponding to Tg <strong>of</strong> L100, respectively (Fig. 5.2a).Fig. 5.2a: DSC <strong>the</strong>rmograms <strong>of</strong> pure APIs and polymers.There w<strong>as</strong> also a sharp <strong>melt</strong>ing peak present in EZE diffractogram at 59.2 o C (data notshown) which could be due to <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> crystalline pl<strong>as</strong>ticizers and o<strong>the</strong>r ingredients in<strong>the</strong> co-processed <strong>for</strong>mulation <strong>of</strong> Acryl-EZE. Later, this <strong>melt</strong>ing peak w<strong>as</strong> also visible inphysical mixtures (PM) <strong>of</strong> both drugs (Fig. 5.2 b-c). Eventhough, all binary physical93 | P a g e

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