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Be Rziņš KR, Meiland P, Aljabbari A, Boyd BJ. In Operando Analysis of Milk-Based Oral Formulations during Digestion Using Synchrotron Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Coupled to Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy. Anal Chem 2024; 96:887-894. [PMID: 38175633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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A low-frequency Raman (LFR) probe was coupled to an in-line small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) beamline to test the capabilities of a combinatory approach for the determination of lipid and drug behavior during the enzymatic lipolysis of milk-based oral formulations. Cinnarizine was used as the model drug, and its solubilization dynamics as well as its potential impact on the supramolecular structures formed by the digestion products of bovine milk were evaluated from the perspective of both techniques. The SAXS data were superior in distinguishing various liquid crystalline assemblies formed during the digestion process, with LFR providing complementary information regarding the formation of calcium soaps. On the other hand, studying changes in the LFR domain allowed the differentiation of drug solubilization and precipitation; processes that were less clear from the X-ray scattering data. Given the relative simplicity of the combined experimental setup, these results highlight the advantages that the combination of the two techniques can provide for understanding and developing new lipid-based formulations and will help to translate the results obtained at synchrotron facilities to routine analysis procedures in laboratory/industry-based environments.
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- Ka Rlis Be Rziņš
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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Aljabbari A, Kihara S, Rades T, Boyd BJ, Be Rziņš KR. The Influence of Gastrointestinal Biomolecules on Solid-State Transformations in Pharmaceutical Particulates. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:4297-4306. [PMID: 37491730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Adsorption of gut relevant biomolecules onto particles after oral administration of solid oral dosage forms is expected to form a "gastrointestinal corona", which could influence solution-mediated solid-state transformations on exposure of drug particles to gastrointestinal fluids. Low-frequency Raman (LFR) spectroscopy was used in this study to investigate in situ solid-state phase transformations under biorelevant temperature and pH conditions along with the presence of biomolecules. Melt-quenched amorphous indomethacin was used as a model solid particulate, and its solid-state behavior was evaluated at 37 °C and pH 1.2-6.8 with or without the presence of typical bile salt/phospholipid mixtures emulating fed-state conditions. Overall, a change in the solid-state transformation pathway from amorphous to crystalline drug was observed, where an intermediate ε-form that initially formed at pH 6.8 was suppressed by the addition of endogenous gastrointestinal biomolecules. These solid-state changes were corroborated using time-resolved synchrotron small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS/WAXS). Additionally, the bile salt and phospholipid mixture partly prevented the otherwise strong aggregation between drug particles at more acidic conditions (pH ≤ 4.5) and helped to shift the balance against the intrinsic hydrophobicity of indomethacin as well as the plasticization effect brought about by the physiological temperature (i.e., the stickiness arising from the supercooled liquid state at 37 °C). The overall results highlight the importance of evaluating the impact that endogenous biomolecules may have on the solid-state characteristics of drug molecules in dissolution media, where analytical tools such as LFR spectroscopy can serve as an attractive avenue for accessing time-resolved solid-state information on time-scales that are difficult to achieve with other techniques such as X-ray diffraction.
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- Anas Aljabbari
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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Salim M, Fraser-Miller SJ, Bērziņš K, Sutton JJ, Gordon KC, Boyd BJ. In Situ Monitoring of Drug Precipitation from Digesting Lipid Formulations Using Low-Frequency Raman Scattering Spectroscopy. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:1968. [PMID: 37514154 PMCID: PMC10383805 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15071968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Low-frequency Raman spectroscopy (LFRS) is a valuable tool to detect the solid state of amorphous and crystalline drugs in solid dosage forms and the transformation of drugs between different polymorphic forms. It has also been applied to track the solubilisation of solid drugs as suspensions in milk and infant formula during in vitro digestion. This study reports the use of LFRS as an approach to probe drug precipitation from a lipid-based drug delivery system (medium-chain self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system, MC-SNEDDS) during in vitro digestion. Upon lipolysis of the digestible components in MC-SNEDDS containing fenofibrate as a model drug, sharp phonon peaks appeared at the low-frequency Raman spectral region (<200 cm-1), indicating the precipitation of fenofibrate in a crystalline form from the formulation. Two multivariate data analysis approaches (principal component analysis and partial least squares discriminant analysis) and one univariate analysis approach (band ratios) were explored to track these spectral changes over time. The low-frequency Raman data produces results in good agreement with in situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements with all data analysis approaches used, whereas the mid-frequency Raman requires the use of PLS-DA to gain similar results. This suggests that LFRS can be used as a complementary, and potentially more accessible, technique to SAXS to determine the kinetics of drug precipitation from lipid-based formulations.
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- Malinda Salim
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Te Whai Ao-Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Te Whai Ao-Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Te Whai Ao-Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Te Whai Ao-Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Domes R, Frosch T. Investigations on the Novel Antimalarial Ferroquine in Biomimetic Solutions Using Deep UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory. Anal Chem 2023; 95:7630-7639. [PMID: 37141178 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c00539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Deep ultraviolet (DUV) resonance Raman experiments are performed, investigating the novel, promising antimalarial ferroquine (FQ). Two buffered aqueous solutions with pH values of 5.13 and 7.00 are used, simulating the acidic and neutral conditions inside a parasite's digestive vacuole and cytosol, respectively. To imitate the different polarities of the membranes and interior, the buffer's 1,4-dioxane content was increased. These experimental conditions should mimic the transport of the drug inside malaria-infected erythrocytes through parasitophorous membranes. Supporting density functional theory (DFT) calculations on the drug's micro-speciation were performed, which could be nicely assigned to shifts in the peak positions of resonantly enhanced high-wavenumber Raman signals at λexc = 257 nm. FQ is fully protonated in polar mixtures like the host interior and the parasite's cytoplasm or digestive vacuole (DV) and is only present as a free base in nonpolar ones, such as the host's and parasitophorous membranes. Additionally, the limit of detection (LoD) of FQ at vacuolic pH values was determined using DUV excitation wavelengths at 244 and 257 nm. By applying the resonant laser line at λexc = 257 nm, a minimal FQ concentration of 3.1 μM was detected, whereas the pre-resonant excitation wavelength 244 nm provides an LoD of 6.9 μM. These values were all up to one order of magnitude lower than the concentration found for the food vacuole of a parasitized erythrocyte.
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- Robert Domes
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein Strasse 9, 07751 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein Strasse 9, 07751 Jena, Germany
- Biophotonics and Biomedical Engineering Group, Technical University Darmstadt, Merckstrasse 25, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany
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Terahertz frequency-domain sensing combined with quantitative multivariate analysis for pharmaceutical tablet inspection. Int J Pharm 2023; 632:122545. [PMID: 36581106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Near infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis are established techniques for the identification and quantification of chemical properties of pharmaceutical tablets like the concentration of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). However, these techniques suffer from a high sensitivity to particle size variations and are not ideal for the characterization of physical properties of tablets such as tablet density. In this work, we have explored the feasibility of terahertz frequency-domain spectroscopy, with the advantage of low scattering effects, combined with multivariate analysis to quantify API concentration and tablet density. We studied 33 tablets, consisting of Ibuprofen, Mannitol, and a lubricant with API concentration and filler particle size as the design factors. The terahertz signal was measured in transmission mode across the frequency range 750 GHz to 1.5 THz using a vector network analyzer, frequency extenders, horn antennas, and four off-axis parabolic mirrors. The attenuation spectral data were pre-processed and orthogonal partial least square (OPLS) regression was applied to the spectral data to obtain quantitative prediction models for API concentration and tablet density. The performance of the models was assessed using test sets. While a fair model was obtained for API concentration, a high-quality model was demonstrated for tablet density. The coefficient of determination (R2) for the calibration set was 0.97 for tablet density and 0.98 for API concentration, while the relative prediction errors for the test set were 0.7% and 6% for tablet density and API concentration models, respectively. In conclusion, terahertz spectroscopy demonstrated to be a complementary technique to Raman and NIR spectroscopy, which enables the characterization of physical properties of tablets like tablet density, and the characterization of API concentration with the advantage of low scattering effects.
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Khan NF, Salim M, Binte Abu Bakar SY, Ristroph K, Prud'homme RK, Hawley A, Boyd BJ, Clulow AJ. Small-volume in vitro lipid digestion measurements for assessing drug dissolution in lipid-based formulations using SAXS. Int J Pharm X 2022; 4:100113. [PMID: 35243327 PMCID: PMC8881665 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpx.2022.100113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lipid-based formulations improve the absorption capacity of poorly-water-soluble drugs and digestion of the formulation is a critical step in that absorption process. A recent approach to understanding the propensity for drug to dissolve in digesting lipid-based formulations couples an in vitro pH-stat lipolysis model to small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) by means of a flow-through capillary. However, the conventional pH-stat apparatus used to measure the extent of lipid digestion during such experiments requires digest volumes of 15–30 mL and drug doses of 50–200 mg, which is problematic for scarce compounds and can require excessive amounts of formulation reagents. This manuscript describes an approach to reduce the amount of material required for in vitro lipolysis experiments coupled to SAXS, for use in instances where the amount of drug or formulation medium is limited. Importantly, this was achieved while maintaining the pH stat conditions, which is critical for maintaining biorelevance and driving digestion to completion. The digestibility of infant formula with the poorly-water-soluble drugs halofantrine and clofazimine dispersed into it was measured as an exemplar paediatric-friendly lipid formulation. Halofantrine was incorporated in its powdered free base form and clofazimine was incorporated both as unformulated drug powder and as drug in nanoparticulate form prepared using Flash NanoPrecipitation. The fraction of triglyceride digested was found to be independent of vessel size and the incorporation of drug. The dissolution of the two forms of clofazimine during the digestion of infant formula were then measured using synchrotron SAXS, which revealed complete and partial solubilisation over 30 min of digestion for the powdered drug and nanoparticle formulations, respectively. The main challenge in reducing the volume of the measurements was in ensuring that thorough mixing was occurring in the smaller digestion vessel to provide uniform sampling of the dispersion medium.
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Revisiting the Dissolution of Praziquantel in Biorelevant Media and the Impact of Digestion of Milk on Drug Dissolution. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14102228. [PMID: 36297662 PMCID: PMC9609124 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14102228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Praziquantel is a poorly water-soluble drug used to treat parasitic infections. Previous studies have suggested that its rate and extent of dissolution in milk and biorelevant media are slow and limited compared to dissolution in the pharmacopoeial-recommended medium, despite being reported as displaying a positive food effect upon administration. This study aimed to revisit the dissolution of praziquantel in biorelevant media and milk to better understand this apparent dichotomy. The context of digestion was introduced to better understand drug solubilisation under more relevant gastrointestinal conditions. The amount of praziquantel solubilised in the various media during digestion was quantified using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the kinetics of dissolution were confirmed by tracking the disappearance of solid crystalline drug using in situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). For the dissolution media, where sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) is typically included as a wetting agent, a prominent effect of SLS on drug dissolution was also apparent where >2.5 fold more drug was solubilised in SLS-containing dissolution medium compared to that without (0.1 M HCl only). In milk, significant dissolution of praziquantel was observed only during digestion and not during dispersion, hence suggesting that (1) milk can be potentially administered with praziquantel to improve oral bioavailability and (2) incorporating a digestion step into existing in vitro dissolution testing can better reflect the potential for a positive food effect when lipids are present.
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Be Rziņš KR, Mapley JI, Gordon KC, Fraser-Miller SJ. Evaluating Spatially Offset Low-Frequency Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (SOLFARS) for Detecting Subsurface Composition below an Emissive Layer: A Proof of Principle Study Using a Model Bilayer System. Mol Pharm 2022; 19:4311-4319. [PMID: 36170046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This work explores the potential use of spatially offset low-frequency anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (SOLFARS) to detect subsurface composition below an emissive surface. A range of bilayer tablets were used to evaluate this approach. Bilayer tablets differed in both the underlying layer composition (active pharmaceutical ingredient to excipient ratio, celecoxib: α-lactose monohydrate) and the upper layer thickness of the fluorescent coating (polyvinylpyrrolidone mixture with sunset yellow FCF dye). Two low- (<300 cm-1) plus mid- (300 to 1800 cm-1) frequency Raman instrumental setups, with lateral displacements for spatial analysis of solid dosage forms, using different excitation wavelengths were explored. The 532 nm system was used to illustrate how the low-frequency anti-Stokes Raman approach works with samples exhibiting extreme fluorescence/background emission interference, and the 785 nm system was used to demonstrate the performance when less extreme fluorescence/emission is present. Qualitative and quantitative chemometric analyses were performed to evaluate the performance of individual spectral domains and their combinations for the determination of the composition of the subsurface layer as well as the coating layer thickness. Overall, the commonly used midfrequency region (300-1800 cm-1) proved superior when using 785 nm incident laser for quantifying the coating thickness (amorphous materials), whereas a combined Stokes and anti-Stokes low-frequency region was found to be superior for quantifying underlying crystalline materials. When exploring individual spectral regions for subsurface composition using spatially offset measurements, the anti-Stokes LFR spectral window performed best. The anti-Stokes low-frequency range also demonstrated an advantage for models composed of data exhibiting high levels of fluorescence (e.g., data collected using 532 nm incident laser), as the Stokes scattering was masked by fluorescence. Transmission measurements were also explored for comparison and showed the best applicability for both upper and lower layer analysis, attributed to the inherently larger bulk sampling volume of this setup. From a practical perspective, these results highlight the potential adjustments that can be made to already existing (in-line) Raman setups to facilitate similar analysis in pharmaceutical industry-based settings.
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- Ka Rlis Be Rziņš
- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand.,Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 1165, Denmark
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- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
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Koskela J, Sutton JJ, Lipiäinen T, Gordon KC, Strachan CJ, Fraser-Miller SJ. Low- versus Mid-frequency Raman Spectroscopy for in Situ Analysis of Crystallization in Slurries. Mol Pharm 2022; 19:2316-2326. [PMID: 35503753 PMCID: PMC9257757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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Slurry studies are
useful for exhaustive polymorph and solid-state
stability screening of drug compounds. Raman spectroscopy is convenient
for monitoring crystallization in such slurries, as the measurements
can be performed in situ even in aqueous environments.
While the mid-frequency region (400–4000 cm–1) is dominated by intramolecular vibrations and has traditionally
been used for such studies, the low-frequency spectral region (<200
cm–1) probes solid-state related lattice vibrations
and is potentially more valuable for understanding subtle and/or complex
crystallization behavior. The aim of the study was to investigate
low-frequency Raman spectroscopy for in situ monitoring
of crystallization of an amorphous pharmaceutical in slurries for
the first time and directly compare the results with those simultaneously
obtained with mid-frequency Raman spectroscopy. Amorphous indomethacin
(IND) slurries were prepared at pH 1.2 and continuously monitored in situ at 5 and 25 °C with both low- and mid-frequency
Raman spectroscopy. At 25 °C, both spectral regions profiled
amorphous IND in slurries as converting directly from the amorphous
form toward the α crystalline form. In contrast, at 5 °C,
principal component analysis revealed a divergence in the detected
conversion profiles: the mid-frequency Raman suggested a direct conversion
to the α crystalline form, but the low-frequency region showed
additional transition points. These were attributed to the appearance
of minor amounts of the ε-form. The additional solid-state sensitivity
of the low-frequency region was attributed to the better signal-to-noise
ratio and more consistent spectra in this region. Finally, the low-frequency
Raman spectrum of the ε-form of IND is reported for the first
time.
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- Jaana Koskela
- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Madalena D, Fernandes J, Avelar Z, Gonçalves R, Ramos ÓL, Vicente AA, Pinheiro AC. Emerging challenges in assessing bio-based nanosystems’ behaviour under in vitro digestion focused on food applications – A critical view and future perspectives. Food Res Int 2022; 157:111417. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Salim M, Eason T, Boyd BJ. Opportunities for milk and milk-related systems as 'new' low-cost excipient drug delivery materials. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2022; 183:114139. [PMID: 35143892 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2022.114139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Milk is well recognised as an amazing delivery system for essential lipids, poorly soluble nutrients, sugars, amino acids and delivery of critical biological molecules to sustain the infant and adult alike. It is also a safe and abundant resource with potential to act as a low-cost material for formulation of medicines, especially for paediatric patients and those in low economy settings. However, its use in low cost formulations has never developed beyond preclinical evaluation. Reasons for this are several-fold including variable composition and therefore regulatory challenges, as well as a lack of clear understanding around when milk or milk-related materials like infant formula could best be deployed by linking drug properties with excipient composition attributes, especially when taking digestion into account. This review collects the current understanding around these issues. It is apparent from the evolving understanding that while milk may be a bridge too far for translation as an excipient, infant formula is positioned to play a key role in the future because, as a powder-based excipient, it has the performance benefits of milk powder together with the controlled specifications during manufacture and versatility of application to function as a low cost lipid excipient to enable potential translation for the oral delivery of poorly water soluble drugs for key populations including paediatrics and low economy medicines.
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McCann PC, Hiramatsu K, Goda K. Highly Sensitive Low-Frequency Time-Domain Raman Spectroscopy via Fluorescence Encoding. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:7859-7865. [PMID: 34382803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Fluorescence-encoded vibrational spectroscopy has become increasingly more popular by virtue of its high chemical specificity and sensitivity. However, current fluorescence-encoded vibrational spectroscopy methods lack sensitivity in the low-frequency region, which if addressed could further enhance their capabilities. Here, we present a method for highly sensitive low-frequency fluorescence-encoded vibrational spectroscopy, termed fluorescence-encoded time-domain coherent Raman spectroscopy (FLETCHERS). By first exciting molecules into vibrationally excited states and then promoting the vibrating molecules to electronic states at varying times, the molecular vibrations can be encoded onto the emitted time-domain fluorescence intensity. We demonstrate the sensitive low-frequency detection capability of FLETCHERS by measuring vibrational spectra in the lower fingerprint region of rhodamine 800 solutions as dilute as 250 nM, which is ∼1000 times more sensitive than conventional vibrational spectroscopy. These results, along with further improvement of the method, open up the prospect of performing single-molecule vibrational spectroscopy in the low-frequency region.
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- Phillip C McCann
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Research Center for Spectrochemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
- Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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Robert C, Fraser-Miller SJ, Be Rziņš KR, Okeyo PO, Rantanen J, Rades T, Gordon KC. Monitoring the Isothermal Dehydration of Crystalline Hydrates Using Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy. Mol Pharm 2021; 18:1264-1276. [PMID: 33406363 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c01126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Detection of the solid-state forms of pharmaceutical compounds is important from the drug performance point of view. Low-frequency Raman (LFR) spectroscopy has been demonstrated to be very sensitive in detecting the different solid-state forms of pharmaceutically relevant compounds. The potential of LFR spectroscopy to probe the in situ isothermal dehydration was studied using piroxicam monohydrate (PXM) and theophylline monohydrate (TPMH) as the model drugs. The dehydration of PXM and TPMH at four different temperatures (95, 100, 105, and 110 °C and 50, 60, 70, and 80 °C, respectively) was monitored in both the low- (20-300 cm-1) and mid-frequency (335-1800 cm-1) regions of the Raman spectra. Principal component analysis and multivariate curve resolution were applied for the analysis of the Raman data. Spectral differences observed in both regions highlighted the formation of specific anhydrous forms of piroxicam and theophylline from their respective monohydrates. The formation of the anhydrous forms was detected on different timescales (approx. 2 min) between the low and mid-frequency Raman regions. This finding highlights the differing nature of the vibrations being detected between these two spectral regions. Computational simulations performed were also in agreement with the experimental results, and allowed elucidating the origin of different spectral features.
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- Chima Robert
- Dodd Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies, University of Otago, 9016 Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Dodd Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies, University of Otago, 9016 Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Dodd Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies, University of Otago, 9016 Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Danish National Research Foundation and Villum Foundation's Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN), Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsted Plads, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dodd Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies, University of Otago, 9016 Dunedin, New Zealand
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Bērziņš K, Fraser-Miller SJ, Gordon KC. Recent advances in low-frequency Raman spectroscopy for pharmaceutical applications. Int J Pharm 2021; 592:120034. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.120034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Clulow AJ, Binte Abu Bakar SY, Salim M, Nowell CJ, Hawley A, Boyd BJ. Emulsions containing optimum cow milk fat and canola oil mixtures replicate the lipid self-assembly of human breast milk during digestion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 588:680-691. [PMID: 33309144 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.067] [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: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
HYPOTHESIS The digestion of different milks and milk substitutes leads to the formation of a variety of self-assembled lipid structures, with the structuring of human milk being paramount for infant nutrition. It was hypothesised that mixing cow milk fat rich in medium/long-chain lipids with canola oil rich in long-chain unsaturated lipids would replicate the structuring of human milk by balancing lipid chain lengths and saturation levels. EXPERIMENTS Emulsions of cow milk fat/canola oil mixtures were prepared in two ways - by pre-mixing ghee and canola oil before dispersing them and by dispersing canola oil directly into commercial cow milk. Small angle X-ray scattering combined with titration of the fatty acids produced during digestion allowed for the correlation of dynamic lipid self-assembly with the extent of lipid digestion. Laser light scattering was used to show that the particle sizes in the digesting mixtures were similar and coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) microscopy was used to confirm the mixing of canola oil into cow milk fat globules. FINDINGS As the amount of long-chain unsaturated canola oil lipids in the mixtures increased, the lipid self-assembly tended towards colloidal structures of greater interfacial curvature. When the ratio of cow milk fat to canola oil lipids was 1:1 (w/w), the digesting lipids assembled themselves into the same liquid crystalline structures as human breast milk. This observation was independent of the method used to mix the lipids, with CARS microscopy indicating uniform mixing of the canola oil into cow milk upon ultrasonication.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew J Clulow
- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- SAXS/WAXS Beamline, Australian Synchrotron, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton, VIC 3169, Australia
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- Drug Delivery, Disposition and Dynamics, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
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