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Liao H, Huang W, Zhou L, Fang L, Gao Z, Yin Q. Ultrasound-assisted continuous crystallization of metastable polymorphic pharmaceutical in a slug-flow tubular crystallizer. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2023; 100:106627. [PMID: 37813044 PMCID: PMC10568301 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Metastable polymorphic pharmaceuticals have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their enhanced physicochemical properties, including solubility, bioavailability, and intellectual property considerations. However, the manufacturing of metastable form pharmaceuticals remains a formidable challenge. The stable preparation of metastable carvedilol (CVD) form Ⅱ crystals during CVD production is elusive, leading to substantial inconsistencies in product quality and regulatory compliance. In this study, we successfully prepared metastable CVD Form Ⅱ crystals using a continuous tubular crystallizer. Our findings demonstrate that the tubular crystallizer exhibits high efficiency and robustness for generating metastable crystal Form Ⅱ. We optimized the crystallization process by incorporating air bubble segments and employing ultrasonic irradiation strategies to overcome blockages and wall sticking issues encountered during operation. Ultimately, we developed an ultrasound-assisted continuous slug-flow tubular crystallization method and evaluated its performance. The results indicate that the CVD crystals produced through this process are resilient, sustainable, and uninterrupted products with promising potential for producing metastable polymorphic pharmaceuticals while effectively addressing encrustation problems associated with continuous tubular crystallization.
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- Huadong Liao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd, Zhejiang 317024, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192 PR China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, PR China; Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300192 PR China.
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Huang W, Zhang C, Li Z, Liang W, Xu J, Xiong Q, Luo H. Assessments of the heat transfer performance of a novel continuous oscillatory baffled crystallizer via two-fluid model. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2023.118701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Mou M, Patel A, Mallick S, Jayanthi K, Sun XG, Paranthaman MP, Kothe S, Baral E, Saleh S, Mugumya JH, Rasche ML, Gupta RB, Lopez H, Jiang M. Slug Flow Coprecipitation Synthesis of Uniformly-Sized Oxalate Precursor Microparticles for Improved Reproducibility and Tap Density of Li(Ni 0.8Co 0.1Mn 0.1)O 2 Cathode Materials. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2023; 6:3213-3224. [PMID: 37013178 PMCID: PMC10064804 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.2c03563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The microparticle quality and reproducibility of Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 (NCM811) cathode materials are important for Li-ion battery performance but can be challenging to control directly from synthesis. Here, a scalable reproducible synthesis process is designed based on slug flow to rapidly generate uniform micron-size spherical-shape NCM oxalate precursor microparticles at 25-34 °C. The whole process takes only 10 min, from solution mixing to precursor microparticle generation, without needing aging that typically takes hours. These oxalate precursors are convertible to spherical-shape NCM811 oxide microparticles, through a preliminary design of low heating rates (e.g., 0.1 and 0.8 °C/min) for calcination and lithiation. The outcome oxide cathode particles also demonstrate improved tap density (e.g., 2.4 g mL-1 for NCM811) and good specific capacity (202 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C) in coin cells and reasonably good cycling performance with LiF coating.
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- Mingyao Mou
- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical
Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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- Ionblox
Inc., Fremont, California 94538, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States
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Compact capillary high performance liquid chromatography system for pharmaceutical on-line reaction monitoring. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1247:340903. [PMID: 36781255 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.340903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Due to their size, conventional high performance liquid chromatographs (HPLCs) are difficult to place close to a reaction vessel within a pharmaceutical manufacturing or development site. Typically, long transfer lines are required to move sample from the reactor to the HPLC for analysis and high solvent usage is required. However, herein a compact and modular separation system has been developed to enable co-location of an HPLC with a small-scale reactor for reaction monitoring in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Using a framework based on capillary HPLC, a compact gradient separation system with a fully modular architecture is described. A custom miniature diode-array detector with a linear dynamic range (up to 1500 mAU at 210 nm) was integrated and evaluated for on-line reaction monitoring. In evaluating system suitability, average peak area %RSD of <3%, and an average retention time %RSD of <0.7%, were achieved. To demonstrate practical utility, the compact system was coupled directly to an on-line lab-scale flow through reactor for continuous reaction monitoring in the laboratory fume hood, where a study of the 3rd Bourne reaction was used to compare the performance of the compact system with a commercially available process HPLC instrument (Waters PATROL UPLC). Further, 33 off-line samples from a continuous crystallization reactor were analysed and it was found that the developed compact HPLC system showed equivalent quantitative performance to an Agilent 1290 Infinity II HPLC system.
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Anjum F, Wessner M, Sadowski G. Membrane-Based Solvent Exchange Process for Purification of API Crystal Suspensions. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:263. [PMID: 36984651 PMCID: PMC10058991 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13030263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bottom-up approaches to producing aqueous crystal suspensions of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), such as anti-solvent crystallisation, are gaining interest as they offer better control over surface properties compared to top-down approaches. However, one of the major challenges that needs to be addressed is the removal of organic solvents after the crystallisation step due to strict limitations regarding human exposure. Within this work, we investigated a process concept for the removal of solvent (i.e., ethanol) from the API crystal suspension using membrane-based diafiltration. A four-stage diafiltration process successfully reduced the ethanol concentration in the API (here, naproxen) crystal suspension below 0.5 wt% (the residual solvent limit as per ICH guidelines) with a water consumption of 1.5 g of added water per g of feed. The solvent exchange process had no negative influence on the stability of the crystals in suspension, as their size and polymorphic form remained unchanged. This work is a step towards the bottom-up production of API crystal suspension by applying solvent/anti-solvent crystallisation. It provides the proof of concept for establishing a process of organic solvent removal and offers an experimental framework to serve as the foundation for the design of experiments implementing a solvent exchange in API production processes.
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How do you get into flow? We trained in flow chemistry during postdoctoral research and are now applying it in new areas: materials chemistry, crystallization, and supramolecular synthesis. Typically, when researchers think of "flow", they are considering predominantly liquid-based organic synthesis; application to other disciplines comes with its own challenges. In this Perspective, we highlight why we use and champion flow technologies in our fields, summarize some of the questions we encounter when discussing entry into flow research, and suggest steps to make the transition into the field, emphasizing that communication and collaboration between disciplines is key.
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- Andrea Laybourn
- Faculty
of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.,
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- Faculty
of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.,
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- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, U.K.,
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Devos C, Brozzi E, Van Gerven T, Kuhn S. Characterization of a Modular Microfluidic Section for Seeded Nucleation in Multiphase Flow. Org Process Res Dev 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Cedric Devos
- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Liu F, Bagi SD, Su Q, Chakrabarti R, Barral R, Gamekkanda JC, Hu C, Mascia S. Targeting Particle Size Specification in Pharmaceutical Crystallization: A Review on Recent Process Design and Development Strategies and Particle Size Measurements. Org Process Res Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Fan Liu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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- CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals, 25R Olympia Avenue, Woburn, Massachusetts01801, United States
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Kufner AC, Krummnow A, Danzer A, Wohlgemuth K. Strategy for Fast Decision on Material System Suitability for Continuous Crystallization Inside a Slug Flow Crystallizer. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1795. [PMID: 36296148 PMCID: PMC9610778 DOI: 10.3390/mi13101795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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There is an increasing focus on two-phase flow in micro- or mini-structured apparatuses for various manufacturing and measurement instrumentation applications, including the field of crystallization as a separation technique. The slug flow pattern offers salient features for producing high-quality products, since narrow residence time distribution of liquid and solid phases, intensified mixing and heat exchange, and an enhanced particle suspension are achieved despite laminar flow conditions. Due to its unique features, the slug flow crystallizer (SFC) represents a promising concept for small-scale continuous crystallization achieving high-quality active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). Therefore, a time-efficient strategy is presented in this study to enable crystallization of a desired solid product in the SFC as quickly as possible and without much experimental effort. This strategy includes pre-selection of the solvent/solvent mixture using heuristics, verifying the slug flow stability in the apparatus by considering the static contact angle and dynamic flow behavior, and modeling the temperature-dependent solubility in the supposed material system using perturbed-chain statistical associating fluid theory (PC-SAFT). This strategy was successfully verified for the amino acids l-alanine and l-arginine and the API paracetamol for binary and ternary systems and, thus, represents a general approach for using different material systems in the SFC.
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- Anne Cathrine Kufner
- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, TU Dortmund University, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Thermodynamics, TU Dortmund University, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
- AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Global Pharmaceutical R&D, Knollstraße, D-67061 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Thermodynamics, TU Dortmund University, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Laboratory of Plant and Process Design, TU Dortmund University, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Chauhan V, Mardia R, Patel M, Suhagia B, Parmar K. Technical and Formulation Aspects of Pharmaceutical Co‐Crystallization: A Systematic Review. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Vishva Chauhan
- Affiliation: a-ROFEL Shri G.M. Bilakhia College of Pharmacy Namdha campus Vapi Gujarat India 396191
- Department of Pharmacy Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad Gujarat India 387001 Corresponding author: Vishva Chauhan
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- Department of Pharmacy Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad Gujarat India 387001 Corresponding author: Vishva Chauhan
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- Department of Pharmacy Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad Gujarat India 387001 Corresponding author: Vishva Chauhan
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- Department of Pharmacy Dharmsinh Desai University Nadiad Gujarat India 387001 Corresponding author: Vishva Chauhan
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- Affiliation: a-ROFEL Shri G.M. Bilakhia College of Pharmacy Namdha campus Vapi Gujarat India 396191
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Orehek J, Teslić D, Likozar B. Mechanistic modeling of a continuous multi-segment multi-addition antisolvent crystallization of benzoic acid in a coiled flow inverter (CFI) crystallizer. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Cooling Crystallization with Complex Temperature Profiles on a Quasi-Continuous and Modular Plant. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10061047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Volatile markets and increasing demands for quality and fast availability of specialty chemical products have motivated the rise of small-scale, integrated, and modular continuous processing plants. As a significant unit operation used for product isolation and purification, cooling crystallization is part of this trend. Here, the small-scale and integrated quasi-continuous filter belt crystallizer (QCFBC) combines cooling crystallization, solid-liquid separation, and drying on a single apparatus. This contribution shows the general working principle, different operation modes, and possibilities of temperature control with the modular setup. For precise temperature control in cooling crystallization, Peltier elements show promising results in a systematic study of different operation parameters. Sucrose/water was used as a model substance system. The results confirm that seed crystal properties are the most important parameter in crystallization processes. Additionally, an oscillating temperature profile has a narrowing effect on the crystal size distribution (CSD). The integrated, small-scale, and modular setup of the QCFBC offers high degrees of flexibility, process control, and adaptability to cope with future market demands.
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Liu F, Luo W, Qiu J, Guo Y, Zhao S, Bao B. Continuous Antisolvent Crystallization of Dolutegravir Sodium Using Microfluidics. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Fen Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Resource Processing and Process Intensification Technology and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Hosoya M, Tanaka M, Manaka A, Nishijima S, Tsuno N. Integration of Liquid–Liquid Biphasic Flow Alkylation and Continuous Crystallization Using Taylor Vortex Flow Reactors. Org Process Res Dev 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Masahiro Hosoya
- API R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi and Company Ltd., 1-3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi and Company Ltd., 1-3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi and Company Ltd., 1-3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi and Company Ltd., 1-3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory, CMC R&D Division, Shionogi and Company Ltd., 1-3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0813, Japan
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Comparative assessment and possible applications of three models of Taylor slug flows. Comput Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2022.107773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Abdelghafour MM, Orbán Á, Deák Á, Lamch Ł, Frank É, Nagy R, Ziegenheim S, Sipos P, Farkas E, Bari F, Janovák L. Biocompatible poly(ethylene succinate) polyester with molecular weight dependent drug release properties. Int J Pharm 2022; 618:121653. [PMID: 35278604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
In the present study, we demonstrate that well-known molecular weight-dependent solubility properties of a polymer can also be used in the field of controlled drug delivery. To prove this, poly(ethylene succinate) (PES) polyesters with polycondensation time regulated molecular weights were synthesized via catalyst-free direct polymerization in an equimolar ratio of ethylene glycol and succinic acid monomers at 185 °C. DSC and contact angle measurements revealed that increasing the molecular weight (Mw, 4.3-5.05 kDa) through the polymerization time (40-80 min) increased the thermal stability (Tm= ∼61-80 °C) and slightly the hydrophobicity (Θw= ∼27-41°) of the obtained aliphatic polyester. Next, this biodegradable polymer was used for the encapsulation of Ca2+ channel blocker Nimodipine (NIMO) to overcome the poor water solubility and enhance the bioavailability of the drug. The drug/ polymer compatibility was proved by the means of solubility (δ) and Flory-Huggins interaction (miscibility) parameters (χ). The nanoprecipitation encapsulation of NIMO into PES with increasing Mw resulted in the formation of spherical 270 ± 103 nm NIMO-loaded PES nanoparticles (NPs). Furthermore, based on the XRD measurements, the encapsulated form of NIMO-loaded PES NPs showed lower drug crystallinity, which enhanced not only the water solubility but even the water stability of the NIMO in an aqueous medium. The in-vitro drug release experiments demonstrated that the release of NIMO drug could be accelerated or even prolonged by the molecular weights of PES as well. Due to the low crystallinity of PES polyester and low particle size of the encapsulated NIMO drug led to enhance solubility and releasing process of NIMO from PES with lower Mw (4.3 kDa and 4.5 kDa) compared to pure crystalline NIMO. However, further increasing the molecular weight (5.05 kDa) was already reduced the amount of drug release that provides the prolonged therapeutic effect and enhances the bioavailability of the NIMO drug.
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- Mohamed M Abdelghafour
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, H-6720, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Szeged, Hungary; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, H-6720, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, H-6720, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 8, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of MOL Department of Hydrocarbon and Coal Processing, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem Str. 10, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Dóm tér 7, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine & Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Korányi Fasor 9, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group, University of Szeged, Dugonics Square 13, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Science and Informatics & Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Somogyi Str. 4, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Faculty of Medicine & Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Korányi Fasor 9, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, H-6720, Rerrich Béla tér 1, Szeged, Hungary.
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Schmalenberg M, Mensing L, Lindemann S, Krell T, Kockmann N. Miniaturized draft tube baffle crystallizer for continuous cooling crystallization. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Fatemi N, Devos C, Van Gerven T, Kuhn S. Continuous crystallization of paracetamol exploiting gas–liquid flow in modular nucleation and growth stages. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.117095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Sonnenschein J, Wohlgemuth K. Archimedes tube crystallizer: Design and characterization for small-scale continuous crystallization. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Numerically investigating the effects of geometry on hydrodynamics and particle suspension performance in continuous oscillatory baffled crystallizers. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.117352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mathew Thomas K, Nyande BW, Lakerveld R. Design and Characterization of Kenics Static Mixer Crystallizers. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Optimal start-up strategies of a combined cooling and antisolvent multistage continuous crystallization process. Comput Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2022.107671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Talicska CN, O'Connell EC, Ward HW, Diaz AR, Hardink MA, Foley DA, Connolly D, Girard KP, Ljubicic T. Process analytical technology (PAT): applications to flow processes for active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development. REACT CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2re00004k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Process analytical technology (PAT) applications pertaining to Pfizer's Flexible API Supply Technology (FAST) initiative.
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- Courtney N. Talicska
- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
- Employed at Pfizer during the time of this work, now at Merck Research and Development, 90 E Scott Ave, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA
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- Contingent Worker, Eurofins Scientific for Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Rd, Groton, Connecticut, 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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- Analytical Research and Development, Pfizer Worldwide Research and Development, 445 Eastern Point Road, Groton, Connecticut 06340, USA
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Domokos A, Madarász L, Stoffán G, Tacsi K, Galata D, Csorba K, Vass P, Nagy ZK, Pataki H. Real-Time Monitoring of Continuous Pharmaceutical Mixed Suspension Mixed Product Removal Crystallization Using Image Analysis. Org Process Res Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- András Domokos
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Automation and Applied Informatics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Organic Chemistry and Technology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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Schmalenberg M, Krell T, Mathias C, Kockmann N. Continuous Miniaturized Draft Tube Baffle Crystallizer with Particle Screw for Supportive Suspension Discharge. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Mira Schmalenberg
- BCI Equipment Design, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Straße 68, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- BCI Equipment Design, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Straße 68, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- BCI Equipment Design, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Straße 68, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- BCI Equipment Design, TU Dortmund University, Emil-Figge-Straße 68, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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Yu F, Mao Y, Zhao H, Zhang X, Wang T, Yuan M, Ding S, Wang N, Huang X, Hao H. Enhancement of Continuous Crystallization of Lysozyme through Ultrasound. Org Process Res Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Fei Yu
- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570208, China
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Binel P, Mazzotti M. Selective Dissolution Process Featuring a Classification Device for the Removal of Fines in Crystallization: Experiments. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c03401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Pietro Binel
- Institute of Energy and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Energy and Process Engineering, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Termühlen M, Strakeljahn B, Schembecker G, Wohlgemuth K. Quantification and evaluation of operating parameters’ effect on suspension behavior for slug flow crystallization. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cruz P, Alvarez C, Rocha F, Ferreira A. Tailoring the crystal size distribution of an active pharmaceutical ingredient by continuous antisolvent crystallization in a planar oscillatory flow crystallizer. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Synthesis of a dipeptide by integrating a continuous flow reaction and continuous crystallization. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kim HN, Suslick KS. Sonofragmentation of Organic Molecular Crystals vs Strength of Materials. J Org Chem 2021; 86:13997-14003. [PMID: 33720713 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Mechanochemistry, the interface between the chemical and the mechanical worlds, includes the relationship between the chemical and mechanical properties of solids. In this work, fragmentation of organic molecular crystals during ultrasonic irradiation of slurries has been quantitatively investigated. This has particular relevance to nucleation processes during sonocrystallization, which is increasingly used in the processing and formulation of numerous pharmaceutical agents (PAs). We have discovered that the rates of sonofragmentation are very strongly correlated with the strength of the materials (as measured by Vickers hardness and Young's modulus). This is a mechanochemical extension of the Bell-Evans-Polanyi Principle or Hammond's Postulate: the kinetics (i.e., rates) of solid fracture correlate with thermodynamic properties of solids (e.g., Young's modulus). The mechanism of the particle breakage is consistent with a direct interaction between the shockwaves or localized microjets created by the ultrasound (through acoustic cavitation) and the solid particles in the slurry. Comparisons of the sonofragmentation patterns of ionic and molecular crystals showed that ionic crystals are more sensitive to sonofragmentation than molecular crystals for a given Young's modulus. The rates of sonofragmentation are proposed to correlate with the types and densities of imperfections in the crystals.
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- Hyo Na Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 60801, United States
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Modeling and analysis of MSMPR cascades involving nucleation, growth and agglomeration mechanisms with slurry recycling. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Comparative evaluations of bulk seeded protein crystallization in batch versus continuous slug flow crystallizers. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang F, Shan B, Wang Y, Zhu Z, Yu ZQ, Ma CY. Progress and Opportunities for Utilizing Seeding Techniques in Crystallization Processes. Org Process Res Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.1c00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Fangkun Zhang
- College of Automation and Electronic Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266061, P. R. China
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- College of Automation and Electronic Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, 266061, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore 627833
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- Centre for the Digital Design of Drug Products, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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Orehek J, Češnovar M, Teslić D, Likozar B. Mechanistic crystal size distribution (CSD)-based modelling of continuous antisolvent crystallization of benzoic acid. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Termühlen M, Etmanski MM, Kryschewski I, Kufner AC, Schembecker G, Wohlgemuth K. Continuous slug flow crystallization: Impact of design and operating parameters on product quality. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hosoya M, Manaka A, Nishijima S, Tsuno N. Development of a Liquid‐Liquid Biphasic Reaction Using a Taylor Vortex Flow Reactor. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202100166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Masahiro Hosoya
- API R&D Laboratory CMC R&D Division Shionogi and Co., Ltd. 1–3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome Amagasaki Hyogo 660-0813 Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory CMC R&D Division Shionogi and Co., Ltd. 1–3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome Amagasaki Hyogo 660-0813 Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory CMC R&D Division Shionogi and Co., Ltd. 1–3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome Amagasaki Hyogo 660-0813 Japan
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- API R&D Laboratory CMC R&D Division Shionogi and Co., Ltd. 1–3, Kuise Terajima 2-chome Amagasaki Hyogo 660-0813 Japan
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Mathematical modeling and experimental validation of continuous slug-flow tubular crystallization with ultrasonication-induced nucleation and spatially varying temperature. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kumar A, Ramisetty KA, Bordignon S, Hodnett BK, Davern P, Hudson S. Preparation, stabilisation, isolation and tableting of valsartan nanoparticles using a semi-continuous carrier particle mediated process. Int J Pharm 2021; 597:120199. [PMID: 33486046 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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This work investigated the technical feasibility of preparing, stabilizing and isolating poorly water-soluble drug nanoparticles via a small-scale antisolvent precipitation process operating in semi-continuous mode. Specifically, a novel semi-continuous process was demonstrated for the carrier particle mediated production, stabilization and isolation of valsartan nanoparticles into a solid form using montmorillonite clay particles as the carrier. The semi-continuous process operated robustly for the full duration of the experiment (~16 min) and steady-state conditions were reached after ~5 min. Nanoparticles of valsartan (51 ± 1 nm) were successfully prepared, stabilized and isolated with the help of montmorillonite (MMT) or protamine functionalized montmorillonite (PA-MMT) into the dried form by this semi-continuous route. The dissolution profile of the isolated valsartan nanocomposite solids was similar to that of valsartan nanocomposite solids produced via the corresponding laboratory scale batch mode process, indicating that the product quality (principally the nanoscale particle size and solid-state form) is retained during the semi-continuous processing of the nanoparticles. Furthermore, tablets produced via direct compression of the isolated valsartan nanocomposite solids displayed a dissolution profile comparable with that of the powdered nanocomposite material. PXRD, DSC, SSNMR and dissolution studies indicate that the valsartan nanoparticles produced via this semi-continuous process were amorphous and exhibited shelf-life stability equivalent to > 10 months.
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- Ajay Kumar
- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, and The Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; SSPC the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceutics, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, and The Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; SSPC the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceutics, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, and The Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, and The Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; SSPC the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceutics, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, and The Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; SSPC the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceutics, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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- Synthesis and Solid State Pharmaceutical Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, and The Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland; SSPC the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Pharmaceutics, University of Limerick, Limerick V94 T9PX, Ireland.
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Domokos A, Nagy B, Szilágyi B, Marosi G, Nagy ZK. Integrated Continuous Pharmaceutical Technologies—A Review. Org Process Res Dev 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- András Domokos
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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Jia S, Gao Z, Tian N, Li Z, Gong J, Wang J, Rohani S. Review of melt crystallization in the pharmaceutical field, towards crystal engineering and continuous process development. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Pu S, Hadinoto K. Improving the reproducibility of size distribution of protein crystals produced in continuous slug flow crystallizer operated at short residence time. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.116181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Cruz P, Rocha F, Ferreira A. Crystallization of paracetamol from aqueous solutions in a planar oscillatory flow crystallizer: effect of the oscillation conditions on the nucleation kinetics. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00922b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nucleation kinetic data is reported for a planar oscillatory flow crystallizer.
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- Patrícia Cruz
- LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Orehek J, Teslić D, Likozar B. Continuous Crystallization Processes in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Review. Org Process Res Dev 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Jaka Orehek
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Lek d. d., Sandoz, a Novartis division, Verovškova 57, 1526 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Lek d. d., Sandoz, a Novartis division, Verovškova 57, 1526 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Emami MS, Haghshenasfard M, Zarghami R, Sadeghi R, Esfahany MN. Experimental study on the reduction of loratadine particle size through confined liquid impinging jets. Int J Pharm 2020; 587:119668. [PMID: 32702453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The confined liquid impinging jets (CLIJ) technique was applied as a simple and effective approach to reducing the particle size of loratadine to enhance its solubility. The effect of anti-solvent (AS) to solution (S) flow rate ratio, organic phase concentration, Reynolds number (Re), and stabilizer concentration was investigated in this reduction process. After the synthesis, the chemical and physical properties of loratadine nanoparticles were determined through different characterization and analytical techniques. The results indicated that the particle size of loratadine decreases from 320 nm to 80 nm by increasing the AS/S ratio from 1 to 25. It was found that the particle size of loratadine was unchanged at the higher AS/S ratios. The loratadine nanoparticle size was optimized by changing the solution concentration, Re, and Tween 80 as a stabilizer. The finest loratadine nanoparticle size of about 53 nm was obtained with a narrow size distribution, which corresponds to solution concentration of 35 mg/mL, Re of 5687, and 0.1% (w/v) stabilizer concentration. It was revealed that the optimized loratadine nanoparticles completely dissolved after 11 min, indicating the loratadine nanoparticle dissolution rate 50 times faster than raw loratadine.
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- Mohammad Saeed Emami
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran.
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- Pharmacetical Engineering Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Process Centers of Excellence, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111 Isfahan, Iran
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Andalibi MR, Bowen P, Carino A, Testino A. Global uncertainty-sensitivity analysis on mechanistic kinetic models: From model assessment to theory-driven design of nanoparticles. Comput Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2020.106971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Pu S, Hadinoto K. Continuous crystallization as a downstream processing step of pharmaceutical proteins: A review. Chem Eng Res Des 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2020.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Collins N, Stout D, Lim JP, Malerich JP, White JD, Madrid PB, Latendresse M, Krieger D, Szeto J, Vu VA, Rucker K, Deleo M, Gorfu Y, Krummenacker M, Hokama LA, Karp P, Mallya S. Fully Automated Chemical Synthesis: Toward the Universal Synthesizer. Org Process Res Dev 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.0c00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Nathan Collins
- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Levenstein MA, Wayment L, Scott CD, Lunt R, Flandrin PB, Day SJ, Tang CC, Wilson CC, Meldrum FC, Kapur N, Robertson K. Dynamic Crystallization Pathways of Polymorphic Pharmaceuticals Revealed in Segmented Flow with Inline Powder X-ray Diffraction. Anal Chem 2020; 92:7754-7761. [PMID: 32365293 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Understanding the transitions between polymorphs is essential in the development of strategies for manufacturing and maximizing the efficiency of pharmaceuticals. However, this can be extremely challenging: crystallization can be influenced by subtle changes in environment, such as temperature and mixing intensity or even imperfections in the crystallizer walls. Here, we highlight the importance of in situ measurements in understanding crystallization mechanisms, where a segmented flow crystallizer was used to study the crystallization of the pharmaceuticals urea: barbituric acid (UBA) and carbamazepine (CBZ). The reactor provides highly reproducible reaction conditions, while in situ synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) enables us to monitor the evolution of this system. UBA has two polymorphs of almost equivalent free-energy and so is typically obtained as a polymorphic mixture. In situ PXRD analysis uncovered a progression of polymorphs from UBA III to the thermodynamic polymorph UBA I, where different positions along the length of the tubular flow crystallizer correspond to different reaction times. Addition of UBA I seed crystals modified this pathway such that only UBA I was observed throughout, while transformation from UBA III into UBA I still occurred in the presence of UBA III seeds. Information regarding the mixing-dependent kinetics of the CBZ form II to III transformation was also uncovered in a series of seeded and unseeded flow crystallization runs, despite atypical habit expression. These results illustrate the importance of coupling controlled reaction environments with in situ XRD to study the phase relationships in polymorphic materials.
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- Mark A Levenstein
- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K.,School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.,CMAC Future Manufacturing Hub, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.,Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K.,CMAC Future Manufacturing Hub, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9JT, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Domokos A, Nagy B, Gyürkés M, Farkas A, Tacsi K, Pataki H, Liu YC, Balogh A, Firth P, Szilágyi B, Marosi G, Nagy ZK, Nagy ZK. End-to-end continuous manufacturing of conventional compressed tablets: From flow synthesis to tableting through integrated crystallization and filtration. Int J Pharm 2020; 581:119297. [PMID: 32243964 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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An end-to-end continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing process was developed for the production of conventional direct compressed tablets on a proof-of-concept level for the first time. The output reaction mixture of the flow synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid was crystallized continuously in a mixed suspension mixed product removal crystallizer. The crystallizer was directly connected to a continuous filtration carousel device, thus the crystallization, filtration and drying of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was carried out in an integrated 2-step process. Steady state was reached during longer operations and the interaction of process parameters was evaluated in a series of experiments. The filtered crystals were ready for further processing in a following continuous blending and tableting experiment due to the good flowability of the material. The ASA collected during the crystallization-filtration experiments was fed into a continuous twin-screw blender along with microcrystalline cellulose as tableting excipient. After continuous blending Near-Infrared spectroscopy was applied to in-line analyze the drug content of the powder mixture. A belt conveyor carried the mixture towards an eccentric lab-scale tablet press, which continuously produced 500 mg ASA-loaded compressed tablets of 100 mg dose strength. Thus, starting from raw materials, the final drug product was obtained by continuous manufacturing steps with appropriate quality.
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- András Domokos
- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary; Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary; Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Alconbury Weston Ltd. (AWL), Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 3PE, United Kingdom
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
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- Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Organic Chemistry and Technology Department, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary.
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