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Fig. 3.7: Schematic diagram <strong>of</strong> ODTs disintegration times at various compaction <strong>for</strong>ces withsuperdisintegrants at <strong>the</strong>ir optimal levels.Interestingly, most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ODTs developed showed relatively low hardness (2.7 - 4.0kP) without, however, affecting tablet friability. The Nur<strong>of</strong>en® tablets showed rapiddisintegration times but also low hardness (4.4 kP) and high friability values. ODTs with CL– SF at 2–5 % w/w proved to be robust with excellent disintegration times, hardness andfriability. Similarly, <strong>the</strong> incorporation <strong>of</strong> XL, XL10 and Viv<strong>as</strong>ol superdisintegrants producedhigh quality ODTs. An important <strong>as</strong>pect <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> new generation ODTs is <strong>the</strong> capability toprovide disintegration times <strong>of</strong> less than 30 sec without compromising tablet friability. Thisw<strong>as</strong> fe<strong>as</strong>ible <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> developed ODTs and Nur<strong>of</strong>en® tablets despite <strong>the</strong> high tablet weightsthat could possibly elevate friability levels.3.3 In vivo disintegration time and t<strong>as</strong>te-m<strong>as</strong>king evaluationThe ODTs disintegration times were evaluated using <strong>the</strong> texture analyzer and in vivodisintegration methodologies. The average disintegration times in Table 3.3 did not revealsignificant differences (p > 0.05) between <strong>the</strong> two approaches. The re<strong>as</strong>on is that <strong>the</strong> textureanalyzer method (artificial saliva, 37 o C) simulates effectively <strong>the</strong> oral disintegration <strong>of</strong> ODTsproviding a convenient means <strong>for</strong> accurate and reproducible determination <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>disintegration times.57 | P a g e

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