Film former

Most of the commercially available pharmaceutical products for oral administration route are marketed in the tablet dosage forms. However, compression...

INTRODUCTION Plasticiser play a decisive role in the application of functional films, especially, if an aqueous dispersion containing a water...

Ethylcellulose (EC) is water-insoluble, rate-controlling polymer which has been widely used as coatings of oral solid dosage forms, excipients for...

The aim of this study was to prepare pullulan-based orally disintegrating films (ODFs) containing amlodipine besylate, an anti-hypertensive drug, by...

This study was conducted to formulate buccal films consisting of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and poly-N-hydroxyethyl-aspartamide (PHEA), to improve the dissolution...

The tensile test is the most widely used method for testing the mechanical characteristics of orally disintegrating films (ODFs). The...

Background Three-dimensional printing (3DP) has emerged as an advanced manufacturing technology capable of producing complex yet precise medicines intended for...

Polymeric oral thin films (OTFs) were prepared by the casting method, combining gellan gum (GG), a water-soluble polysaccharide, and glycerol...

Methyl ester derivatives of alginic acid have been evaluated as potential multifunctional excipients for pharmaceutical direct compression. The use of...

Highlights • Film technology provides platforms adaptable to the desired drug release profile. • Several natural and synthetic polymers have...