Abstract
The water-insoluble polymer ethylcellulose is used as a retardant to prepare the sustained release of potassium chloride microspheres by drying in a liquid process. The effect of sustained release of potassium from ethylcellulose microspheres was evaluated by the in vitro dissolution test, and was compared to a commercial product (Slow-K). The results showed that ethylcellulose microspheres loaded with potassium chloride could be easily prepared and satisfactory results could be obtained considering size distribution and shapes of microspheres by incorporating aluminum stearate. The encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity were about 84–93 and 36%, respectively. However, the potassium/ethylcellulose 2/2 (30–45 mesh) microspheres showed the similar sustained release effect of commercial product.
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