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good agreement with <strong>the</strong> anticipated <strong>the</strong>oretical values. PRP predominantly contained O(8.56%) and C (83.53%) atoms. Similarly, DPD contained C (88.05%) and O (4.34%) atoms.Table 6.1: Position and percentage area <strong>of</strong> O, C, N and Cl atoms <strong>of</strong> bulk APIs, polymers andextrudatesO, 1s C, 1s N, 1s Cl, 2pFormulationArea(%)Area(%)Area(%)Area(%)PRP 8.56 83.53 4.16 3.75DPD 4.34 88.05 4.20 3.41L100 24.83 75.17 - -L100-55 51.48 25.78 - -PRP/L100 23.51 75.87 0.63 -PRP/L100-55 43.14 39.41 0.23 0.24DPD/L100 23.66 75.82 0.53 -DPD/L100-5545.05 35.00 - 0.26The main differences in <strong>the</strong> spectra are observed in <strong>the</strong> C (1s) peaks around ~284.85(C-C or Ring) and 290.85 eV (-COO- / O-C-O groups). Fig. 6.5a shows that extruded<strong>for</strong>mulation <strong>of</strong> PRP/L100 produced C peaks at ~284.85 eV with incre<strong>as</strong>ed intensity. The highintensity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peak is an indication <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> concentration <strong>of</strong> a particular species, suggestingreaction <strong>of</strong> ester/carboxylic acid functionalities from polymers and drugs to yield C-OH or C-O-C like hydrocarbon chains in <strong>the</strong> extruded materials [12] .115 | P a g e

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