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Particle engineering via co-processing enhances the functionality of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients. This improves direct compaction (DC) for tablet manufacturing, overcoming limitations of current APIs.

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Area of Science:

  • Pharmaceutical Technology
  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Direct compaction (DC) is a preferred tablet manufacturing method.
  • Most active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) lack the necessary properties for successful DC.
  • Particle engineering offers a solution to improve API and excipient functionality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advancements in particle engineering for direct compaction.
  • To summarize improvements in functional properties of co-processed particles.
  • To discuss the mechanisms behind enhanced particle functionality.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent developments and research in particle engineering.
  • Analysis of co-processing techniques for composite API/excipient particles.
  • Discussion of structure-property relationships at crystal and particle levels.

Main Results:

  • Co-processing significantly enhances the functional properties of API and excipient particles.
  • Improved particle properties enable successful direct compaction tableting.
  • Structure characteristics (crystal and particle levels) are key determinants of improved functionality.

Conclusions:

  • Particle engineering via co-processing is a viable strategy to overcome limitations in direct compaction.
  • Understanding structure-property relationships is crucial for designing effective co-processed particles.
  • This approach broadens the applicability of direct compaction in pharmaceutical manufacturing.