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Published on: September 27, 2011
Plasticity enhancement in pharmaceutical drugs by water of crystallization: unusual slip planes
1Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Mohanpur, Nadia-741246, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
Khandavilli et al. [(2019), IUCrJ, 6, 630-634] show the superior plasticity in hydrates of the pharmaceutical drugs, pregabalin and gabapetin, compared with their anhydrous forms. The water in the structure is believed to act as a lubricating agent in the packing of hydrates, thus facilitating slippage of molecules in the plastic bending of the crystals under external mechanical stress.
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