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Influence of compression force on the behavior of mucoadhesive buccal tablets.

Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study the compression force influence on polymers, tablet behavior and drug release rate. Several tablet batches were produced by varying the compression force and by using hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and Carbopol 940 in the 1:1 ratio as matrix forming polymers. All batches were characterized by DSC and X-ray analyses and in terms of swelling, ex vivo and in vivo mucoadhesive time, ex vivo mucoadhesion force, and in vitro and in vivo release. No significant excipient-excipient or excipient-drug interactions were observed in any of the batches. All the tablets hydrated quickly and their high hydration percentage showed that the compression forces used did not remarkably affect the water penetration and the polymeric chain stretching. Mucoadhesion performances and drug release were mainly influenced by compression force; its increase produced higher ex vivo and in vivo mucoadhesion and the in vitro and in vivo drug releases were seen to decrease with the increase of the compression force. However tablets fabricated by using the lowest compression force showed the best in vivo mucoadhesive time and hydrated faster when compared to the others. Tablets 4 and 5, prepared with the highest forces, caused pain during in vivo application and gave rise to irritation needing to be detached by the volunteers while tablet 1, prepared with the lowest force, gave the best results because it was able to produce the highest drug salivary concentration and no pain. All tablets exhibited an anomalous release mechanism.
AuthorsLuana Perioli, Valeria Ambrogi, Stefano Giovagnoli, Paolo Blasi, Alessandra Mancini, Maurizio Ricci, Carlo Rossi
JournalAAPS PharmSciTech (AAPS PharmSciTech) Vol. 9 Issue 1 Pg. 274-81 ( 2008) ISSN: 1530-9932 [Electronic] United States
PMID18446492 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Polymers
  • Tablets
  • Tissue Adhesives
Topics
  • Administration, Buccal
  • Cheek
  • Compressive Strength
  • Diffusion
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Hardness
  • Humans
  • Materials Testing
  • Mouth Mucosa (chemistry)
  • Polymers (chemistry)
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Tablets
  • Tissue Adhesives (chemistry)

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