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  • Shape optimization and characterization of polysaccharide beads prepared by ionotropic gelation
    Novak, Polona, 19.8.1978- ...
    The shape of drug loaded polysaccharide beads produced by ionotropic gelation has been optimized, with the aim of producing spherical beads suitable for further technological operations, such as ... coating. The optimization was performed on a model system sodium alginatežtheophylline by inclusion of various fillers. Incorporation of excipients markedly influenced the morphological characteristics of the beads. The undesired irregular shape of beads caused by incorporation of the drug could only be improved by incorporating a combination of polycarbophil (PK) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The spherical shape of these beads was stabilized mechanically by numerous air bubbles trapped inside the beads, which prevented the collapse ofthe beads during drying. The optimized method was shown to be applicable to a target system of pectin and an anti-inflammatory drug, LK-423.
    Source: Journal of microencapsulation. - ISSN 0265-2048 (Vol. 25, no. 2, 2008, str. 90-105)
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 2008
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 2245489