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parameters between each drug and polymer are less than 7MPa 1/2 (about 0-5 MPa 1/2 ), bothpolymers are likely to be miscible with both <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> APIs [19] . Thus, miscibility studies bysolubility parameters provide a simple and generic approach <strong>for</strong> rational selection <strong>of</strong> carriersin <strong>the</strong> preparation <strong>of</strong> solid dispersions through <strong>the</strong> intermolecular interactions. In <strong>the</strong> miscibledrug-polymers b<strong>as</strong>ed solid dispersions cationic active substances (PRP, DPD) can interactwith <strong>the</strong> functional groups <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> negatively charged polymers. These interactions facilitate<strong>the</strong> creation <strong>of</strong> hydrogen bonding between <strong>the</strong> active amide group <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> APIs and carboxylicgroup <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> polymers and consequently m<strong>as</strong>k <strong>the</strong> API‘s bitter t<strong>as</strong>te [20] .3.2 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)SEM w<strong>as</strong> used to examine <strong>the</strong> surface morphology <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drug and extrudates. Theextrudates containing L100 and L100-55 exhibited no drug crystals on <strong>the</strong> extrudate surfacewith PRP (Fig. 6.1). Similarly, no DPD crystals were observed on <strong>the</strong> surface <strong>of</strong> polymericextrudates in all drug/ polymers extrudates, indicating that DPD is also high miscible withboth anionic methacrylate co-polymers. Thus, <strong>the</strong> SEM observations were also quite sensitiveto elucidate <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> drug/polymer miscibility by complementing DSC and XRPDinvestigations.Fig. 6.1: SEM images <strong>of</strong> (a) PRP/L100 (Magnification x 2000), (b) PRP/L100-55(Magnification x 10K), (c) DPD/L100 (Magnification x 500) and (d) DPD/L100-55(magnification x 10K) extruded <strong>for</strong>mulations.110 | P a g e

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