Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes of Eudragit® EPO with Hypromellose Acetate Succinate and Eudragit® EPO with Hypromellose Phthalate as Potential Carriers for Oral Controlled Drug Delivery
Journal Title: AAPS PharmSciTech - Year 2015, Vol 16, Issue 4
Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare a novel controlled release tablet formulation based on interpolyelectrolyte complex (PEC). Interpolymer interactions between the countercharged polymers like Eudragit® EPO (polycation) and hypromellose acetate succinate (polyanion) and Eudragit® EPO and hypromellose phthalate (polyanion) were investigated with a view to their use in per oral controlled release drug delivery systems. The formation of inter-macromolecular ionic bonds between cationic polymer and anionic polymer was investigated using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The FT-IR spectra of the tested polymeric matrices are characterized by visible changes in the observed IR region indicating the interaction between chains of two oppositely charged copolymers. The performance of the in situ formed PEC as a matrix for controlled release of drugs was evaluated, using acetaminophen as a model drug. The dissolution data of these matrices were fitted to different dissolution models. It was found that drug release followed zero-order kinetics and was controlled by the superposition of the diffusion and erosion. These profiles could be controlled by conveniently modifying the proportion of the polymer ratio, polymer type, and polymer concentration the in the tablets.
Authors and Affiliations
Balamurugan Jeganathan, Vijayalakshmi Prakya
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