Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10162482 | Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A mathematical equation has been derived to calculate the liquidus for a binary system consisting of an amorphous polymer and a crystalline low molar mass compound. The experimental input to this equation is an interaction enthalpy, which is derived from the variation of the melting enthalpy with composition in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments. The predictive power of the equation has been tested with mixtures of acetylsalicylic acid, carbamazepine, or intraconazole with poly(ethylene glycol) as well as mixtures of carbamazepine with poly(acrylic acid), poly(hydroxystyrene), or poly(vinylpyrrolidone). It has been confirmed that the evaluation of the melting enthalpy in DSC is a suitable method to identify the preferred solute-polymer combinations for thermodynamically stable molecular dispersions. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 103:1673-1679, 2014
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Authors
Timo Rager, A.G. Solvias,