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(%, w/w) (%, w/w)INM SOL 20 80INM SOL 40 60INM VA64 20 80INM VA64 40 60INM S630 20 802.4 Hot-<strong>melt</strong> <strong>extrusion</strong> (HME) processExtrusion <strong>of</strong> all INM and FMT <strong>for</strong>mulations w<strong>as</strong> per<strong>for</strong>med using a single screwRandc<strong>as</strong>tle extruder (Model RC 0750, Cedar Grove, NJ) with a 0.2 mm rod die. The temperaturepr<strong>of</strong>ile from <strong>the</strong> feeding zone to <strong>the</strong> die w<strong>as</strong> 105°C/113°C/118°C/122°C/120°C <strong>for</strong> all<strong>for</strong>mulations with 15 rpm screw speeds. The extrudates (strands) were milled <strong>for</strong> 5 min toproduce granules using a Pulverisette 6 ball mill (Fritsch, Germany) with 400 rpm rotationalspeed. The micronized particles were <strong>the</strong>n p<strong>as</strong>sed through a 250 µm sieve.2.5 Thermal analysisA Mettler-Toledo 823e (Greifensee, Switzerland) differential scanning calorimeter(DSC) w<strong>as</strong> used to carry out DSC analyses <strong>of</strong> pure actives, physical mixtures (PM) andextrudates. 2-5 mg <strong>of</strong> samples w<strong>as</strong> placed in sealed aluminium pans with pierced lids. Thesamples were heated at 10°C/min from 0°C to 220°C under dry nitrogen atmosphere. Inaddition modulated temperature scanning calorimetry (MTDSC) studies were per<strong>for</strong>med from30 o C to 150 o C temperature range with an underlying heating rate <strong>of</strong> 1 o C/min to fur<strong>the</strong>r analyze<strong>the</strong> samples. The pulse height w<strong>as</strong> adjusted to 1-2 o C with a temperature pulse width <strong>of</strong> 15-30 s.2.6 X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD)XRPD w<strong>as</strong> used to determine <strong>the</strong> solid state <strong>of</strong> pure active substances, physical mixturesand extruded materials using a Bruker D8 Advance (Germany) in two-<strong>the</strong>ta (2) mode. A copperanode at 40 kV and 40 mA, parallel beam Goebel mirror, 0.2 mm exit slit, LynxEye positionsensitive detector with 3° opening (LynxIris at 6.5 mm) and sample rotation at 15 rpm were22 | P a g e

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