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Coated formulations: New insights into the release mechanism and changes in the film properties with a novel release cell.

Marucci, Mariagrazia LU ; Hjärtstam, Johan ; Ragnarsson, Gert ; Iselau, Frida and Axelsson, Anders LU (2009) In Journal of Controlled Release 136. p.206-212
Abstract
The effect of the blend ratio of water-insoluble ethyl cellulose (EC) and water-soluble hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC-LF), on the properties of sprayed films and on the drug release mechanism of formulations coated with the material was investigated. When the original HPC-LF content exceeded 22%, both the amount of HPC-LF leached out and the water permeability of the films increased drastically when they were immersed in a phosphate buffer solution. The release mechanism of potassium nitrate through EC/HPC-LF films containing 20, 24 and 30% HPC-LF was elucidated in a new release cell equipped with a manometer to measure the pressure build-up inside the cell. A lag phase in the release accompanied by a pressure build-up was observable in all... (More)
The effect of the blend ratio of water-insoluble ethyl cellulose (EC) and water-soluble hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC-LF), on the properties of sprayed films and on the drug release mechanism of formulations coated with the material was investigated. When the original HPC-LF content exceeded 22%, both the amount of HPC-LF leached out and the water permeability of the films increased drastically when they were immersed in a phosphate buffer solution. The release mechanism of potassium nitrate through EC/HPC-LF films containing 20, 24 and 30% HPC-LF was elucidated in a new release cell equipped with a manometer to measure the pressure build-up inside the cell. A lag phase in the release accompanied by a pressure build-up was observable in all the experiments showing that all the films were initially semi-permeable to KNO(3). However, pressure data revealed that films with 30% HPC-LF became permeable to KNO(3) during the release process due to HPC-LF leaching. Importantly, the blend ratio influenced not only the release rate (which increased as the amount of HPC-LF increased), and the lag time (which increased as the amount of HPC-LF decreased), but also the release mechanism, which changed from osmotic pumping to diffusion as the amount of HPC-LF increased. (Less)
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10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.02.017
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  author       = {{Marucci, Mariagrazia and Hjärtstam, Johan and Ragnarsson, Gert and Iselau, Frida and Axelsson, Anders}},
  issn         = {{1873-4995}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Controlled Release}},
  title        = {{Coated formulations: New insights into the release mechanism and changes in the film properties with a novel release cell.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.02.017}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.02.017}},
  volume       = {{136}},
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