Studies on the in vitro release characteristics of ibuprofenloaded polystyrene microparticles
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Microencapsulation
- Vol. 17 (1), 57-67
- https://doi.org/10.1080/026520400288553
Abstract
Ibuprofen-loaded polystyrene microparticles were prepared by the emulsion-solvent evaporation process from an aqueous system. The effects of different parameters on the drug content and on the release of the drug from the microparticles were investigated. The drug content, in all the formulations, was less than the theoretical drug loading. The lower drug content was due to drug partitioning to the external aqueous phase during formulation. Statistical analysis revealed that the variation in the concentrations of the emulsion stabilizer and the organic disperse phase volume did not significantly alter the release of the drug. Although an increase in drug loading increased drug release from the microparticles, a biphasic linear relationship was observed between the time required for 50% drug release and the drug loading. The effect of size of the microparticles on drug release was more important for the low drug-loaded microparticles than that for the high drug-loaded microparticles. Such release behaviour from the microparticles was explained on the basis of the morphological structure of the microparticles.Keywords
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