• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.155-165
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• 1994

Some mucoadhesive polymers such as hydroxypropylcelluose (HPC) and carbopol-934 (CP) have been employed for the preparation of mucoadhesive polymeric systems, and their physical properties including mucoadhesion, swelling, and drug release were evaluated. A new simple experimental technique that can quantitatively measure the bioadhesive properties of various polymeric systems has been developed by the methods of detachment force test. As the polymeric systems, the discs of freeze-dried HPC/CP solid dispersions were prepared. The mucosa used in these tests were upper, middle, and lower parts of small intestine of male rats weighing $300{\sim}350\;g$. Detachment forces were increased as the mole fraction of CP increased in discs of HPC/CP solid dispersions. In the points of intestinal site dependence of mucoadhesion, the solid dispersions revealed non-specific mucoadhesion to the intestine. Swelling and drug release characteristics of mucoadhesive polymeric systems were studied extensively to find out the feasibility for the oral controlled delivery systems. Swelling ratio, expressed as the final height/initial height, has been determined in various pH buffer solutions. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) was employed as a model drug for release study. Apparent swelling and drug release rate constants, $K_s$ and $K_r$ respectively, were obtained from the square-root time plot of either swelling ratio or released amount of drug, particularly for the time periods before reaching the equilibrium. As a result, the swelling ratio of HPC/CP solid dispersions was increased as the weight percentage of CP increased. Similarly, the release of HCT from the solid dispersions was dependent on pH changes and CP contents, resulted in the slower release of HCT with the increases of pH and CP contents.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.594-600
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• 1995

Spherical alumina gel powders were produced by hydrolysis of aluminum sec-butoxide (Al(sec-OC4H9)3) in a n-octanol/acetonitrile mixed solvent. The enlargement of particle size was induced by increasing HPC (hydroypropylcellulose) concentration (0.005, 0.1, and 0.05 g/ι) and emulsion-state aging time (10 min and 360 min). Mean particle sizes of dried alumina gel powders increased from 1.4 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ to 3.5${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ at 10-min emulsion-state aging time and from 1.9${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ to 4.1${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ at 360-min emulsion-state aging time as HPC concentration increased from 0.005 g/ι to 0.05 g/ι. At the same HPC concentration, particle size of dried alumina gel powder increased with increasing of emulsion-state aging time from 10 min to 360 min. The increase in the average particle size of dried alumina gel powder with increase in HPC concentration was interpreted as the enlargement of particles from alkoxide emulsions unprotected by HPC. The produced dried gel powder calcined at 115$0^{\circ}C$ for one hour transformed to $\alpha$-alumina.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.355-358
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• 2007

To develop a sustained-release tablet which had the similar dissolution to commercial ibudilast-loaded sustained-release capsule, the tablets were prepared using hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate (HPMCP), ethylcellulose (EC) and hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC), and dissolution test were carried out with paddle method in KP. The tablet prepared only with HPMCP and EC showed sno similar dissolution pattern to the commercial product. As the ratio of HPMCP/HPC in tablet decreased, the dissolution rate of drug decreased in pH 1.2 but increased in pH 6.8. Furthermore, an ibudilast-loaded sustained-release tablet composed of [ibudilast/EC/HPMCP/HPC (10/10/170/10 mg/tab)] gave similar dissolution to commercial product in pH 1.2 for 3 h and in pH 6.8 for 10 h. Thus, it could be a potential candidate for the substitute of commercial capsule.

• 폴리머
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.523-534
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• 2002

약 60-$130^{\circ}C$의 온도범위에서 cholesteric 반사색깔을 나타내는 새로운 히드록시프로필셀룰로오스 (HPC)와 에스테르화도 (DE)가 1-3 범위의 값을 갖는 HPC의 아크릴산 에스테르들 (ESs)을 제조하였다. 또한 DE가 2 이상인 ESs가 $50^{\circ}C$에서 나타내는 열방성 cholesteric 상에 UV광을 조사시킴에 의해 광학 pitch ($\lambda_m$)가 전 가시광 파장영역에 존재하는 ES 가교필름들을 제조하였다. 미가교와 가교시료들에 대한 열 및 광학 특성과 아세톤 중에서의 가교필름의 팽윤거동을 검토 하였다. HPC 자체와 동일하게 ESs의 $\lambda_m$은 온도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 그러나 동일한 온도에서 나타내는 $\lambda_m$은 ES가 HPC에 비해 크며 ES의 $\lambda_m$은 DE가 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 가교시료들의 $\lambda_m$의 온도의존성은 ESs에 비해 대단히 약하였다. 또한, ESs는 DE가 증가함에 따라 낮은 액정상에서 등방상의 액체로의 전이온도를 나타내는 것과는 판이하게, 가교물질들은 액체상으로의 전이를 일으키지 않으며 약 $210^{\circ}C$에서 분해가 일어나는 것으로 나타났다. 가교필름들은 이방성 팽윤을 나타내었으며, 이러한 사실은 ES분자들간에 2차원적인 가교가 우선적으로 일어남을 시사한다.