FORMULATION OF SPRAY-DRIED SODIUM DICLOFENAC ENTERICCOATED MICROCAPSULES
Main Article Content
Abstract
Background: microcapsulation technique not only helps to hide unpleasant taste, avoid incompatibility, increase stability and solubility of the pharmaceutical substance but also helps control the release and absorption process in the body, making the active ingredient launch at the optimal absorption. Objectives: Survey a number of factors affecting the microcapsulation process such as the effect of solvents, the concentration of the polymer, spray drying conditions to create microcapsules. Materials and methods: the materials were diclofenac sodium microcapsules with Eudragit® L100. Survey the effect of 3 solvents (ethanol, acetone, isopropyl alcohol), the effect of the polymer concentration (1%, 3%, 5%, 7%, 9%) compared with the active ingredients (w/w) and spray drying parameters (inlet drying air temperature 80°C, 85°C, 90°C, 95°C; pump speed input 1, 3, 5 cycles per minute; fan speed 15, 30 m3/h) to the microcapsulation process to create microcapsules with the highest spray drying efficiency and the lowest microcapsules moisture. Results: determined ethanol solvent, Eudragit L100 polymer concentration with 3% and spray drying parameters with inlet drying air temperature 85°C; pump speed input 3 cycles per minute; fan speed 15 m3/h. Conclusion: sodium diclofenac enteric-coated microcapsules by spray drying method with maximum spray drying efficiency (49.89%) and microcapsules moisture (2.72% < 4%).
Keywords
microcapsules, sodium diclofenac, spray-dried
Article Details

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
2. Khalida Rizi, Rebecca J. Green, Michael Donaldson, Adrian C. Williams (2011), “Production of pH-Responsive Microparticles by Spray Drying: Investigation of Experimental Parameter Effects on Morphological and Release Properties”, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol.100, pp. 566–579.
3. N. Venkata Naga Jyothi, P. Muthu Prasanna, Suhas Narayan Sakarkar, K. Surya Prabha, P. Seetha Ramaiah and G. Y Srawan (2010), “Microencapsulation techniques, factors influencing encapsulation efficiency”, Journal of Microencapsulation, 27(3), pp. 187-197. 9Patricia McGettigan, David Henry (2013), “Use of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that elevate cardiovascular risk: An examination of sales and essential medicines lists in low-, middle-, and high-income countries”, PLOS medicine, 10(2), pp. 1-6.
4. Srikanth A, Nagaveni P, SaravanaKumar K, Prasanna Raju Y (2013), “Fabrication and characterization of diclofenac sodium loaded microcapsules”, Journal of Global Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol.4(3), pp. 1132-1137.
5. USP43-NF38 (2019), The United States Pharmacopedial Convention.