Co-processing of small molecule excipients with polymers to improve functionality

INTRODUCTION: Polymers have various applications such as binder, film coating agent, stabilizer, drug release modification, and as primary packaging materials. Recently, they have been explored in co-processing technique to improve the functionality of small molecule excipients (SMEs). Co-processing is a concept wherein two or more excipients interact at sub-particle level to provide synergy in functionality and minimize drawbacks of individual excipients.

AREA COVERED: The present review highlights the application of co-processing to improve the functionality of SMEs using polymers; physicochemical and mechanical properties of polymers for co-processing; advantages of co-processed excipients for different applications; functionality enhancement of co-processed excipients; novel concepts/methods for co-processing; mechanistic insights on co-processing and commercial products available in the market.

EXPERT OPINION: Most of the SMEs do not possess optimal multifunctional properties like flow, compressibility, compactibility, and disintegration ability, required to compensate for poorly compactable drugs. Some of these drawbacks can be overcome by co-processing of SMEs with polymers. For example, co-processing of a brittle SME and plastic material (polymer) can provide a synergistic effect and result in the generation of single entity multi-functional excipient. Besides, novel co-processed excipients generated using combinations of SMEs and polymers can also generate intellectual property rights.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on drug delivery - 18(2021), 7 vom: 08. Juli, Seite 907-928

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Parmar, Prashantkumar K [VerfasserIn]
Rao, Srilaxmi G [VerfasserIn]
Bansal, Arvind K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Co-processed excipients
Co-processing
Excipients
Functionality
Journal Article
Polymers
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Small molecule excipients
Tablets

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Date Completed 11.08.2021

Date Revised 11.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/17425247.2021.1873946

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319765997