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Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Materials Science
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Background:

Accurate diffusion models are essential for dissolution processes, especially with micro- and nanoscale drug particles.
Classical dissolution models often rely on an unphysical constant diffusion layer thickness, neglecting confinement effects.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a framework for diffusion-dominated dissolution models that accounts for confinement effects.
To analyze the inadequacy of classical models and propose an improved approach for micro- and nanoscale drug dissolution.

Main Methods:

Derived the exact mathematical solution for spherical particle dissolution in a confined fluid.
Analyzed the accuracy of infinite domain models (IDM) and quasi steady-state models (QSM) under confinement.
Investigated the impact of confinement on bulk concentration and flux (Sherwood number).

Main Results:

Dissolution rate is sensitive to the degree of confinement and total concentration.
The quasi steady-state model (QSM) demonstrates high accuracy for confined dissolution when confinement is properly treated.
QSM predicts a variable diffusion layer thickness influenced by confinement and an infinite dissolution time when total concentration equals solubility.

Conclusions:

The assumption of a constant diffusion layer thickness is fundamentally flawed for diffusion-controlled dissolution.
The QSM, with accurate treatment of confinement effects, provides a reliable and practical model for dissolution design.
Differences in dissolution rates are attributable to confinement-induced changes in bulk concentration, not solely container geometry or particle characteristics.