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(same direction) or counter-rotating (opposite direction), both directions being equivalent from aprocessing perspective (Fig. 1.4). A greater degree <strong>of</strong> conveying and much shorter residencetimes are achievable with an intermeshing set-up. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> reverse-conveying and<strong>for</strong>ward-conveying elements, kneading blocks and o<strong>the</strong>r intricate designs <strong>as</strong> a means <strong>of</strong>improving or controlling <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> mixing required can help <strong>the</strong> configuration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> screws<strong>the</strong>mselves to be varied [16] .Fig. 1.4: A twin screw extruder and screws [9] .1.3 Advantages and disadvantages <strong>of</strong> HMEAdvantagesHME <strong>of</strong>fers several advantages over conventionally available pharmaceutical processing<strong>technique</strong>s via appopriate selections <strong>of</strong> polymeric (<strong>the</strong>rmopl<strong>as</strong>tic) carrers <strong>as</strong> discussed in Table1.1, including: (a) incre<strong>as</strong>ed solubility and bioavailability <strong>of</strong> water insoluble compounds, (b)solvent free non ambient process, (c) economical process with reduced production time, fewerprocessing steps, and a continuous operation, (d) capabilities <strong>of</strong> sustained, modified and targetedrele<strong>as</strong>e, (e) better content uni<strong>for</strong>mity in extrudates, (f) no requirements <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> compactibility <strong>of</strong>active ingredients, (g) uni<strong>for</strong>m dispersion <strong>of</strong> fine particles, (h) good stability at changing pH andmoisture levels and safe application in humans, (i) reduced number <strong>of</strong> unit operations andproduction <strong>of</strong> a wide range <strong>of</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance dosage <strong>for</strong>ms, and (j) a range <strong>of</strong> screw geometries [17,18, 19, 20, 21] .DisadvantagesHowever, HME h<strong>as</strong> some disadvantages <strong>as</strong> well. The main drawbacks <strong>of</strong> HME include:<strong>the</strong>rmal process (drug/polymer stability), use <strong>of</strong> a limited number <strong>of</strong> polymers, high flow6 | P a g e

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