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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
Volume 619, Issue 1, Pages 81-86Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.02.033
Keywords
near-infrared imaging; self-modeling curve resolution; quality control; process understanding; sustained-release
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The idea of quality by design (QbD) has been proposed in pharmaceutical field. QbD is a systematic approach to control the product performance based on the scientific understanding of the product quality and its manufacturing process. in the present study, near-infrared (NIR) imaging is utilized as a tool to achieve this concept. A practical use of a chemometrics technique called self-modeling curve resolution (SMCR) is demonstrated with NIR imaging analysis of pharmaceutical tablets containing two ingredients, a soluble active ingredient, pentoxifylline (PTX), and an insoluble excipient, palmitic acid. Concentration profiles obtained by SMCR reveal that the homogenous distribution of chemical ingredients strongly depends on the grinding time and that its process plays a central role in quantitative control, say sustained-release of PTX. In addition, pure component spectra by SMCR indicate a sequential change of specific NIR peak intensities following the increase of the grinding time. The spectra change shows a molecular structure change related to its crystallinity during grinding process. Accordingly, this study clearly demonstrates that NIR imaging combined with SMCR can be a powerful tool to reveal chemical or physical mechanism induced by the manufacturing process of pharmaceutical products and that it may be a solid solution for QbD of pharmaceutical products. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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