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N 1s peaks from PRP/L100-55 and DPD/L100-55 also complement <strong>the</strong> observationsfrom PRP/L100 and DPD/L100 <strong>for</strong>mulations. The N (1s) energy <strong>of</strong> ~402.9 eV in DPD/L100<strong>for</strong>mulation represents a positive shift <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peak position to <strong>the</strong> right by +0.40 eV. This isdue to <strong>the</strong> additional protonation effect <strong>of</strong> N atom converted to NH + 4 . The N 1s peak at BE=~402.90 eV suggests protonation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> amide group <strong>as</strong> observed <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> PRP/L100+<strong>for</strong>mulation. The BE peak at ~402.90 eV <strong>for</strong> N1s is an indication <strong>of</strong> C-O-NH 2 structure withlonger peak shift than that <strong>of</strong> PRP/L100. As be<strong>for</strong>e, we concluded that a strong interactionbetween <strong>the</strong> amide group <strong>of</strong> API and ester/carboxyl group <strong>of</strong> polymer through <strong>the</strong> availableH-interactions h<strong>as</strong> taken place.The protonation effects <strong>of</strong> N 1s in <strong>the</strong> extruded <strong>for</strong>mulations were significant andshowed high peak shifts which are summarised in Table 6.2. From <strong>the</strong> binding energy<strong>as</strong>signments determined by XPS it is presumed that <strong>the</strong> higher <strong>the</strong> peak shifts <strong>the</strong> moresignificant <strong>the</strong> protonation [29] , <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e stronger intermolecular interactions.Table 6.2: N 1s peak shifts in all extruded <strong>for</strong>mulations with both drugsPRP FormulationsDPD FormulationsForm.Peak PositionNet shiftForm.Peak PositionNet shift(eV)( eV)(eV)( eV)PRP Pure ~ 402.04 - DPD Pure ~ 402.5 -PRP/L100 ~ 402.80 + 0.76 DPD/L100 ~ 402.9 + 0.40PRP/L100-55 ~ 402.47 + 0.43 DPD/L100-55 ~ 402.77 + 0.27From Table 6.2 it is obvious that <strong>the</strong> peak shifts <strong>of</strong> N 1s in PRP/L100 arehigher compared to <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>for</strong>mulations demonstrating <strong>the</strong> a high protonation effect andthus stronger drug – polymer interaction. The <strong>as</strong>cending order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> protonation effects in<strong>the</strong> extudates is PRP/L100>PRP/L100-55>DPD/L100>DPD/L100-55. There<strong>for</strong>e, eventhough both drugs were found molecularly dispersed through DSC studies <strong>the</strong> XPS analysisshowed different magnitude <strong>of</strong> interactions even with counterpart polymer grades. The XPSobservations demonstrate a direct relation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drug – polymer miscibility andintermolecular interactions.120 | P a g e

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