Abstract
In situ ATR (attenuated total reflectance)–IR spectroscopy has been used to study poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) films subjected to a solution of ibuprofen in supercritical CO 2. The process of impregnation of ibuprofen into PVP has been monitored in situ. It has been shown that the supercritical fluid impregnation process results in ibuprofen being molecularly dispersed in a polymer matrix with ibuprofen molecules interacting with the CO group of PVP. Raman spectra of ibuprofen impregnated into PVP from supercritical fluid solution have also been measured and compared with the Raman spectra of crystalline ibuprofen. ATR–IR spectroscopy has also revealed specific interactions between the CO groups of PVP and CO 2. Impregnation of ibuprofen into PVP makes the CO groups of PVP less available for interactions with CO 2. It has also been demonstrated that the presence of ibuprofen in PVP also affects sorption of water into PVP.
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