Abstract
This study describes the design and implementation of a new cell, which allows the study of drug release from tablets by macro-Fr-IR ATR imaging with a diamond ATR accessory. The tablet formulation can be compacted directly on the ATR crystal. The distribution of various components in the tablet can be determined by FT-IR imaging. Subsequently, water flow around the tablet can be commenced and the changes in this distribution monitored. Advantages of this system are a high chemical specificity, which allows the analyses of many different materials, and a relatively high spatial resolution. The described cell was applied to study a model tablet consisting of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and caffeine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9-13 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Jun 2004 |
Event | 2nd International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy - Nottingham, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Aug 2003 → 29 Aug 2003 |
Keywords
- FT IR imaging
- hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
- drug release
- ATR-IR
- DRUG-RELEASE
- SOLUBLE DRUG
- MATRICES
- POLYMERS