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Fig. 2.4b: Diffractograms <strong>of</strong> FMT <strong>for</strong>mulations: pure FMT (inset), (a) FMT/S630 20% PM (b)FMT/S63020% E (c) FAM/SOL 20% PM (d) FMT/SOL 20% E (e) FMT/SOL 40% PM (f)FMT/SOL 40% E (g) FMT/VA64 20% PM (h) FMT/VA64 20% E (milling time 5 min at 400rmp).3.4 Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)DSC w<strong>as</strong> used to determine <strong>the</strong> solid state <strong>of</strong> both drugs, within <strong>the</strong> extruded<strong>for</strong>mulations and compared with those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> physical mixtures. The DSC <strong>the</strong>rmograms <strong>of</strong> pureINM and FMT showed sharp <strong>melt</strong>ing endo<strong>the</strong>rmic peaks at 162°C (polymorphic <strong>for</strong>m ) and165.5°C respectively with a fusion enthalpy (H) <strong>of</strong> about 109.6 J/g and 158.5 J/g (Fig. 2.5a).Modulated temperature DSC (MTDSC) w<strong>as</strong> used to analyse reversible heat flow <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> purepolymers where amorphous SOL, VA64, and S630 exhibited gl<strong>as</strong>s transitions (Tg) at 68.7, 105.0and 105.5°C (Fig. 2.5a), respectively. As can be seen in Table 2.3 all drug – polymer physicalmixtures exhibited <strong>melt</strong>ing peaks <strong>of</strong> INM and FMT at lower temperatures and reduced Hvalues <strong>as</strong> <strong>the</strong> ratio <strong>of</strong> carrier incre<strong>as</strong>ed.30 | P a g e

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