Budenheim

Abstract Omeprazole (OM), a temperature, pH, and moisture-sensitive drug, poses formulation challenges. This study delves into the complex development of OM pellets, focusing on the impact of buffering excipients on stability and release. Addressing the challenges of OM pellet stability requires a…
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The barrel fill level is defined as the fraction of the free available volume for a given screw configuration that is occupied by the wet material and is an interplay of the material throughput, screw speed, screw setup, barrel length of the twin-screw granulator used and the properties of the…
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Twin-screw melt granulation (TSMG) is one of the promising green technological approaches for the manufacturing of solid dosage forms of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. PEG 8000 is one of the most popular TSMG binders. The effect of different low-melting grades of PEG on the TSMG granules’…
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Tablet disintegration is crucial for drug release and subsequent systemic absorption. Although factors affecting the disintegrant’s functionality have been extensively studied, the impact of wet granulation on the performance of disintegrants in a poorly water-soluble matrix has received much less…
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Dwell time is an important parameter responsible for the material deformation and the mechanical and biopharmaceutical properties of the tablet. Thus, it is widely used for scale-up purposes. The geometric dwell time (GDT) can be assumed based on the shape of the punch head and the diameter and…
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Binder selection is a crucial step in continuous twin-screw wet granulation (TSWG), as the material experiences a much shorter residence time (2–40 s) in the granulator barrel compared to batch-wise granulation processes. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) 4-88 was identified as an effective binder during…
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Only few excipients are known to be suitable as pelletization aids. In this study, the potential use of croscarmellose sodium (CCS) as pelletization aid was investigated. Furthermore, the impact of cations on extrusion-spheronization (ES) of CCS was studied and different grades of CCS were tested.…
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Abstract The influence of hydroxypropyl cellulose type (HPC-SSL SFP, HPC-SSL), concentration (2 %, 3.5 %, 5 %) and filler (lactose, calcium hydrogen phosphate (DCP)/microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)) on twin-screw wet granulation and subsequent tableting was studied. The aim was to identify the…
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Abstract Glidant used for the purpose of powder flowability enhancement is well known within the pharmaceutical industry to improve tablet manufacturing. Despite the widespread use of glidant for this purpose, the effect of glidant on the effect of tableting behavior is not well studied. To address…
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The present study aimed to establish the theoretical qualitative and quantitative formula of a nanoparticle-based dietary supplement suitable for menopause therapy by integrating various herbal active ingredients – e.g. diosgenin – into a nano lipid matrix with vegetable oils. NLCs (nanostructured…
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