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Encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs in a copolymer: Glass transition behavior and miscibility evaluation
Author(s) -
Babu R. Jayachandra,
Brostow Witold,
Fasina Oladiran,
Kalogeras Ioannis M.,
Sathigari Sateeshkumar,
VassilikouDova Aglaia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.21949
Subject(s) - miscibility , materials science , differential scanning calorimetry , glass transition , polymer , copolymer , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer blend , chemical engineering , flory–huggins solution theory , polymer chemistry , thermodynamics , composite material , physics , engineering
The knowledge of glass transition temperatures T g in drug + polymer systems is indispensable for drug encapsulation. T g values as a function of composition make possible the determination whether a given polymer is miscible or compatible with the drug and whether the polymer will provide release of the drug into organism within an acceptable rate range. We have used differential scanning calorimetry and Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy to evaluate miscibility in solid dispersions of the drugs carvedilol, itraconazole, nevirapine, and nimodipine in the pharmaceutical grade copolymer poly(vinyl pyrrolidone‐ co ‐vinyl acetate) (PLS‐630 Copovidone). Successful drug encapsulation is discussed in terms of thermophysical behavior (suppression of crystallization, negative excess volumes of mixing) and intermolecular interactions (concentrations of proton donating/accepting groups) in drug + polymer systems. Several equations were applied to the complex s‐shaped T g (ϕ) patterns obtained (ϕ being the mass fraction of the drug). The best agreement of calculations with experiment is achieved using a recently proposed three‐parameter equation, symmetric with respect to the equal concentration of both components. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers