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Solid nanofoams based on cellulose nanofibers and indomethacin—the effect of processing parameters and drug content on material structure
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
RISE - Research Institutes of Sweden (2017-2019), Bioscience and Materials, Chemistry and Materials.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3467-4698
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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2017 (English)In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics, ISSN 0378-5173, E-ISSN 1873-3476, Vol. 526, no 1-2, p. 291-299Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The unique colloidal properties of cellulose nanofibers (CNF), makes CNF a very interesting new excipient in pharmaceutical formulations, as CNF in combination with some poorly-soluble drugs can create nanofoams with closed cells. Previous nanofoams, created with the model drug indomethacin, demonstrated a prolonged release compared to films, owing to the tortuous diffusion path that the drug needs to take around the intact air-bubbles. However, the nanofoam was only obtained at a relatively low drug content of 21 wt% using fixed processing parameters. Herein, the effect of indomethacin content and processing parameters on the foaming properties was analysed. Results demonstrate that a certain amount of dissolved drug is needed to stabilize air-bubbles. At the same time, larger fractions of dissolved drug promote coarsening/collapse of the wet foam. The pendant drop/bubble profile tensiometry was used to verify the wet-foam stability at different pHs. The pH influenced the amount of solubilized drug and the processing-window was very narrow at high drug loadings. The results were compared to real foaming-experiments and solid state analysis of the final cellular solids. The parameters were assembled into a processing chart, highlighting the importance of the right combination of processing parameters (pH and time-point of pH adjustment) in order to successfully prepare cellular solid materials with up to 46 wt% drug loading.

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Elsevier B.V. , 2017. Vol. 526, no 1-2, p. 291-299
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Cellulose nanofibers; Cellular solid material; Nanofoam; Indomethacin; Poorly-soluble drugs
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Chemical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-30030DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.04.041Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85019091475OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-30030DiVA, id: diva2:1119649
Available from: 2017-07-04 Created: 2017-07-04 Last updated: 2023-05-22Bibliographically approved

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