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Investigating the molecular dissolution mechanism of binary solid dispersions by molecular dynamics simulations

English Abstract

Dissolution molecular mechanism of solid dispersions still remains unclear despite of thousands of reports about this technique. The aim of current research was to investigate the molecular dissolution mechanism of solid dispersions by molecular dynamics simulations. The formation of ibuprofen/polymer solid dispersions was modeled by the simulated annealing method. After that, the models of solid dispersions were immersed into the water box with 25 - 30 Å thicknesses and 50 - 100 ns MD simulations were performed to all systems. Simulation results showed various dissolution behaviors in different particle sizes and various polymers of solid dispersions. Small-sized particles of solid dispersions dissolved quickly in the water, while the large particles gradually swelled in the dissolution process and drug molecules may aggregate together. In the dissolution process, the carboxylic groups of ibuprofen molecules turned its direction from polymer molecules to external water box and then the drug molecules left the polymer coils. At the same time, polymer coils gradually relaxed and became free polymer chains in the solution. This research provided us the clear image of the dissolution process of solid dispersions at the molecular level.

Issue date

2017.

Author

Chan, Teng Ian

Faculty

Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences

Degree

M.Sc.

Subject

Pharmaceutical technology

Supervisor

Ouyang, De Fang

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1/F Zone C
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991005780329706306