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  • Pharmaceutical Technology
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Gelatin matrices are widely used for drug delivery.
  • Optimizing drug release from these matrices is crucial for therapeutic efficacy.
  • Microwave-assisted preparation offers potential advantages over conventional methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of microwave heating on paracetamol release from gelatin matrices.
  • To investigate the influence of microwave irradiation time, crosslinker concentration, and salt concentration on drug release.
  • To compare microwave-assisted preparation with conventional heating methods.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Design of Experiments (DoE) approach to prepare gelatin matrices.
  • Investigated paracetamol release, coefficient of variance (CV), and mean dissolution time (MDT).
  • Compared microwave-assisted preparation with conventional heating.

Main Results:

  • Microwave and conventional heating showed no significant difference in the percentage of paracetamol released.
  • Microwave-assisted formulations exhibited lower CVs, indicating reduced variability in drug release.
  • Optimized matrices demonstrated drug release parameters within the predicted intervals.
  • Drug release followed the Peppas-Korsmeyer anomalous transport model.

Conclusions:

  • The DoE-supported microwave-assisted approach effectively optimizes critical drug release factors.
  • Microwave heating provides a method for preparing gelatin matrices with reduced drug release variation.
  • This technique is promising for developing consistent and reliable drug delivery systems.