Solubility formulation factors

Given that extruders of various designs, types and geometries are available in the marketplace, let us examine some aspects that drive selection of the appropriate extruder for a product. The key factors relevant in selecting the extruders are formulation factors (selection of excipients, thermal stability, plasticity, aqueous solubility, and moisture holding capacity) and equipment factors (batch versus continuous operation and scalability of the extruder). 

The effects of various formulation factors on the in vitro release characteristics of spherical polymethylmethacrylate implants were studied. Physical and mathematical models were proposed to describe the in vitro release profiles. The in vitro release data could be described by a biexponential equation of the following type fraction of tobramycin remaining in the implant at time t=Aerai+BQ, where a, and P represent the rate constants for the initial rapid and subsequent slow phases of release. The influence of drug loading, volume of dissolution medium, implant size and type of cement and the incorporation of water-soluble additives on the release profiles and a and P rate constants is described. 

In addition, there exist other factors revealed by studies on C6o fullerene solubility. These factors conform to the requirements of a number of criteria, which were formulated on a basis of studies of charge-transfer processes, and enable identification of the charge transfer ... 

As may be apparent, there are several formulation factors that inllucnce drug release from osmotically controlled systems, including drug solubility, osmotic pressure, the number and size of the delivery orifice and the physicochemical properties of the semi-permeable membrane. These will be discussed individually next ... 

PyCis usuaHy expressed in percentage, but the % sign is often omitted. Although many additives in the paint formulation are nonvolatile, they are often omitted from this calculation, because they represent a smaH fraction of the volume of a newly formed paint film and, in exterior paints, are often water-soluble materials leached out by rainfaH, and therefore wHl probably not factor into the long-term performance of the paint film. 

Most of the thiamine sold worldwide is used for dietary supplements. Primary market areas include the following appHcations addition to feed formulations, eg, poultry, pigs, catde, and fish (see Feeds and feed additives) fortification of refined foods, eg, flours, rice, and cereal products and incorporation into multivitamins. Small amounts are used in medicine to treat deficiency diseases and other conditions, in agriculture as an additive to ferti1i2ers (qv), and in foods as flavorings. Generally for dry formulations, the less soluble, nonhygroscopic nitrate is preferred. Only the hydrochloride can be used for intravenous purposes. Coated thiamine is used where flavor is a factor. 

Locomotive diesels As larger volumes of coolant are required in railway locomotives than in road vehicles, the cost of inhibition is proportionally greater. An additional factor is the possibility of cavitation attack of cylinder liners. These considerations place a restriction on the choice of inhibitors. In the past, chromates have been used at concentrations of up to 0-4%, but their use presents handling and disposal problems. Chromates cannot be used with ethanediol antifreeze solutions. A IS I borate-metasilicate at a concentration of 1 % has been used in the UK. Nitrate is added to this to improve inhibition of aluminium alloy corrosion. Tannins and soluble oils are also used, but probably to a lesser extent than in the past. The benzoate-nitrite formulation (formerly BS 3151) is effective and has been used by continental railways . ... 

Before leaving the subject of polarity and in relation to uptake and distribution, mention should be made of weak acids and bases. The complicating factor here is that they exist in solution in different forms, the balance between which is dependent on pH. The different forms have different polarities, and thus different values. In other words, the values measured are pH-dependent. Take, for example, the plant growth regulator herbicide 2,4-D. This is often formulated as the sodium or potassium salt, which has high water solubility. When dissolved in water, however, the following equilibrium is established ... 

Most injections are formulated as aqueous solutions, with Water for Injections BP as the vehicle. The formulation of injections depends upon several factors, namely the aqueous solubility of the active ingredient, the dose to be employed, thermal stability of the solution, the route of injection and whether the product is to be prepared as a multidose one (i.e. with a dose or doses removed on different occasions) or in a singledose form (as the term suggests, only one dose is contained in the injection). Nowadays, most injections are prepared as single-dose forms and this is mandatory for certain routes, e.g. spinal injections such as the intrathecal route and large-volume intravenous infusions (section 2.2). Multidose injections may require the inclusion of a suitable... 

Some typical applications in SFE of polymer/additive analysis are illustrated below. Hunt et al. [333] found that supercritical extraction of DIOP and Topanol CA from ground PVC increased with temperature up to 90 °C at 45 MPa, then levelled off, presumably as solubility became the limiting factor. The extraction of DOP and DBP plasticisers from PVC by scC02 at 52 MPa increased from 50 to 80 °C, when extraction was almost complete in 25 min [336]. At 70 °C the amount extracted increased from 79 to 95 % for pressures from 22 to 60 MPa. SFE has the potential to shorten extraction times for traces (<20ppm) of additives (DBP and DOP) in flexible PVC formulations with similar or even better extraction efficiencies compared with traditional LSE techniques [384]. Marin et al. [336] have used off-line SFE-GC to determine the detection limits for DBP and DOP in flexible PVC. The method developed was compared with Soxhlet liquid extraction. At such low additive concentrations a maximum efficiency in the extractive process and an adequate separative system are needed to avoid interferences with other components that are present at high concentrations in the PVC formulations, such as DINP. Results obtained... 

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