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2.11 X-ray p<strong>hot</strong>oelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysisX-ray p<strong>hot</strong>oelectron spectra (XPS) were me<strong>as</strong>ured on a Kratos Axis Ultra-DLD usinga monochromatic Al K X-ray source (120 W) and an analyser p<strong>as</strong>s energy <strong>of</strong> 160 eV (surveyscans) or 20 eV (high resolution scans); <strong>the</strong> pressure during analysis w<strong>as</strong> 1×10 -9 Torr. Alldata were referenced to <strong>the</strong> C(1s) signal at 285.0 eV attributable to unsaturated C-C/C-Hbonds [33] . Quantification and curve fitting w<strong>as</strong> per<strong>for</strong>med in C<strong>as</strong>aXPS TM (Version 2.3.15)using elemental sensitivity factors supplied by <strong>the</strong> manufacturer.3.0 Results and discussions3.1 Predictions <strong>of</strong> drug/polymer miscibility: solubility parametersThe calculated solubility parameters <strong>of</strong> APIs and polymers are shown in Table 7.1.The difference between <strong>the</strong> calculated solubility parameters <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> polymers and <strong>the</strong> drugindicate that both PRP and DPD are likely to be miscible with both polymers since <strong>the</strong>difference <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> calculated solubility parameters are not more than 7MPa 1/2 .Table 7.1: Solubility parameters calculations summery <strong>for</strong> both drugs and polymersComp.p d h v ∆ ∆(MPa 1/2 ) (MPa 1/2 ) (MPa 1/2 ) (MPa 1/2 ) (MPa 1/2 ) PRP DPDR a(v)PRPR a(v)DPD(MPa 1/2 )(MPa 1/2 )PRP 3.67 19.30 9.90 19.64 21.94 - - - -DPD 4.05 16.39 5.44 16.89 17.75 - - - -L100 0.41 19.31 12.03 19.31 22.75 0.81 5.0 3.26 4.67L100-55 0.25 18.22 11.69 18.22 21.65 0.29 3.9 3.59 4.22Rav22(v2 v1) (h2h1)Being slightly diverted from <strong>the</strong> Van-Krevelen equation, Bagley proposed a moreadvanced two dimensional equation to predict <strong>the</strong> drug-polymers miscibility known <strong>as</strong>Bagley equation [27] .The two – dimensional approach can provide more accurate prediction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> drug –polymer miscibility by calculating <strong>the</strong> distance (R a(v) ) in Bagley diagram using <strong>the</strong>133 | P a g e

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