Abstract

Quality issues related to compressed oral solid dosage (OSD) forms, such as tablets, arise during the design, development, and production stages, despite established processes and robust production tools. One of the primary quality concerns is the disintegration properties and drug release profile of immediate-release OSD products, which depend on their micro-texture and micro-viscoelastic properties at the grain level. These properties are influenced by the composition of the formulation, particularly the disintegrant level in the tablet matrix and the porosity of the matrix. In this study, a novel, rapid, non-destructive ultrasonic characterization technique was proposed to correlate the sensitivity of propagating elastic wave speeds, physical/mechanical properties, and the dispersion profile of the OSD material with the disintegrant level (% w/w) in the formulation and the compression force applied during tableting. The proposed characterization framework involves transmitting pressure (longitudinal) and shear (transverse) waves through the OSDs to calculate the speed of sound, which in turn provides information on the apparent Young's and shear moduli. In addition, the attenuation profile of the propagating wave is obtained through dispersion analysis. To investigate the impact of disintegrants and compression force on ultrasonic wave propagation in OSDs, we incorporated seven levels of a frequently used disintegrant. In each formulation, OSDs are compacted in five compaction forces. The sensitivity of wave speeds, physical/mechanical properties, and attenuation profile was observed with each disintegrant and compression force level. The utilization of ultrasonic techniques may present a viable solution for rapid, non-destructive, non-invasive, and cost-effective testing methods required in continuous manufacturing (CM) and real-time release testing (RTRT), and its practical utility in pharmaceutical manufacturing is also discussed.

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