Abstract
Introduction. In drug delivery, solid dosage forms, of which tablet is the commonest, are still the leading preferences. An area of research focus in tablet drug delivery is the search for tablet excipients. This study was aimed at evaluating and optimizing native Taro Boloso-I starch as a tablet disintegrant. Methods. The response surface method with central composite design (CCD-RSM) was used for the analysis and optimization of the concentration of native Taro Boloso-I starch and compression force. Wet granulation method was used for the preparation of paracetamol tablets. The response variables considered were tablet crushing strength, friability, and disintegration time. Results and Discussion. Both the native Taro Boloso-I starch concentration and compression force had increasing effect on the tablet breaking force. The friability of the tablets was shown to decrease with increasing levels of the disintegrant concentration. On the other hand, compression force had a decreasing effect on friability in the investigated range. The disintegration time of the tablets was found to decrease with the concentration of the starch. The paracetamol tablets prepared with the optimized levels of native Taro Boloso-I starch and compression force showed tablet breaking force of 116.24 N, friability of 0.153%, disintegration time of 1.36 min, disintegration efficiency ratio of 562.3 N/(%Min), and comparative disintegration efficiency ratio of 13.6 with respect to commercial potato starch. Conclusions. The tablets exhibited improved crushing strength, friability, in vitro disintegration time, and disintegration efficiency ratio which suggest the novel applicability of the native Taro Boloso-I starch as an efficient pharmaceutical tablet disintegrant.
Highlights
In drug delivery, solid dosage forms, of which tablet is the commonest, are still the leading preferences
For oral solid dosage forms, starch is a multipurpose excipient applied as binder, diluent, and disintegrant [1, 2]
The current study hypothesized that native Taro BolosoI starch (NTBIS) would have a potential application as a tablet disintegrant
Summary
Solid dosage forms, of which tablet is the commonest, are still the leading preferences. Both the native Taro Boloso-I starch concentration and compression force had increasing effect on the tablet breaking force. E paracetamol tablets prepared with the optimized levels of native Taro Boloso-I starch and compression force showed tablet breaking force of 116.24 N, friability of 0.153%, disintegration time of 1.36 min, disintegration efficiency ratio of 562.3 N/(%Min), and comparative disintegration efficiency ratio of 13.6 with respect to commercial potato starch. E tablets exhibited improved crushing strength, friability, in vitro disintegration time, and disintegration efficiency ratio which suggest the novel applicability of the native Taro Boloso-I starch as an efficient pharmaceutical tablet disintegrant. The granules of NTBIS have an average particle size of 2.45 ± 0.11 μm exhibiting an A-type polymorphism which is Advances in Materials Science and Engineering quite diminutive compared to other tuber starches Based on these findings, the current study hypothesized that NTBIS would have a potential application as a tablet disintegrant. In the current study, the suitability of NTBIS as a disintegrant in tablet formulations was evaluated in vitro using paracetamol as a model drug
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