tabletability, compactibility and compressibility: a
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Tabletability, compactibility and compressibility: a complex relationship easily displayed with JMP.
Tabletability, compactibility and compressibility: a complex relationship easily displayed with JMP.
Diletta Biagi β UniversitΓ di Firenze Paolo Nencioni β Manufacturing Science and Technology, A.Menarini M.L. & S.
Summary
β’ Tablets and powder compression β’ Compaction studies β’ Data modelling β’ Data visualization β’ Real case studies
Tablets are the most popular drug delivery dosage form
Density
Applied Force (kN)
Shape area
Thickness
Volume
Weight
Hardness
Powder Tablets
Particle Size
Particle Shape
Flowability
Compression
Applied Force (kN)
Compaction Pressure
ππππ π π’ππ =π΄ππππππ πΉππππ
π΄πππ
Tensile Strength
ππ =2 β πΉ
ππ·π
True Density
The powder density once all voids are removed.
Solid Fraction
πππππ πΉππππ‘πππ =ππππππ‘ π·πππ ππ‘π¦
πππ’π π·πππ ππ‘π¦
πππππ ππ‘π¦ = 1 β πππππ πΉππππ‘πππ
0
5
10
15
0 100 200 300 400 Compaction Pressure (MPa)
Compaction Studies
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0,7
0,8
0,9
1,0
0 100 200 300 400 Compaction Pressure (MPa)
0
5
10
15
0,7 0,8 0,9 1,0 Solid Fraction
Tabletability profile Compressibility profile Compactibility profile
Ten
sile
Str
en
gth
(M
Pa)
So
lid
Fra
ctio
n
Ten
sile
Str
en
gth
(M
Pa)
Tensile strength by
Compaction pressure
Solid fraction by
Compaction pressure
Tensile strength by
Solid fraction
Flat-face punch 11,89 mm β Area 1 cm2
True Density Estimation
π =1
πΆ1 β ππ β
ππ‘πππππ‘
ππ‘ππ’πβ ππ ln
1 βππ‘πππππ‘ππ‘ππ’π
ππ
Heckel equation
Non linear model library
C. Sun, A Novel Method for Deriving True Density of Pharmaceutical Solids Including Hydrates and Water-Containing Powders, (2013)
where:
tablet is the variable X
true is the parameter d
C, b and d are parameters
Analyze>Specialized Modeling>Nonlinear
True Density Estimation
π =1
πΆ1 β ππ β
ππ‘πππππ‘
ππ‘ππ’πβ ππ ln
1 βππ‘πππππ‘ππ‘ππ’π
ππ
Heckel equation
Non linear model library
C. Sun, A Novel Method for Deriving True Density of Pharmaceutical Solids Including Hydrates and Water-Containing Powders, (2013)
where:
tablet is the variable X
true is the parameter d
C, b and d are parameters
Analyze>Specialized Modeling>Nonlinear
Compressibility Kawakita, Tsutsumi, A Comparison of Equations for Powder Compression, (1966) Physical Properties and Compact Analysis of Commonly Used Yeli Zhang, Yuet Law, and Sibu Chakrabarti, Direct Compression Binders, 2003
π
πΆ=
π
π+
1
ππ
Kawakita equation
Non linear model library
where:
P is the variable X
a and b are parameters
Analyze>Specialized Modeling>Nonlinear
πΆ =π0 β π
π0
V0 starting vol. V vol. at applied pressure
πΆ =ππΉ0 β ππΉ
ππΉ0
SF0 starting solid fraction V solid fraction at applied pressure
or
SF is the variable Y
Compressibility Kawakita, Tsutsumi, A Comparison of Equations for Powder Compression, (1966) Physical Properties and Compact Analysis of Commonly Used Yeli Zhang, Yuet Law, and Sibu Chakrabarti, Direct Compression Binders, 2003
π
πΆ=
π
π+
1
ππ
Kawakita equation
Non linear model library
Analyze>Specialized Modeling>Nonlinear
πΆ =π0 β π
π0
V0 starting vol. V vol. at applied pressure
πΆ =ππΉ0 β ππΉ
ππΉ0
SF0 starting solid fraction V solid fraction at applied pressure
or
Compressibility
The ability of a material to reduce in volume as results of an applied pressure
Compactibility C. K. Tye, C. Sun, G. E. Amidon, Evaluation of the Effects of Tableting Speed on the Relationships between Compaction Pressure, Tablet Tensile Strength, and Tablet Solid Fraction, (2005)
ππππ πππππ‘πππππ‘β = π0πβπ 1βππππππΉππππ‘πππ
Fit Y by X platform
Simply doing a βFit specialβ with Y transformed as logarithm
Ryshkewitch equation
Compactibility
The ability to produce tablets with sufficient strength, under the effect of densification
Tabletability
The capacity of a powder to be transformed into a tablet of specified strength under the effect of compaction pressure
Dashboard
3D Scatterplot
Compaction studies on cellulose, lactose and
placebo formulations
Lact
ose
C
ellu
lose
Cel
lulo
se 2
5%
La
cto
se 7
5%
C
ellu
lose
75
%
Lact
ose
25
%
Compaction studies on real tablets formulation,
using manufacturing punches (EU standard tooling)
Single punch press Vs Rotary press
Natoli NP-RD10A Single punch Alternative
Korsch PH103 Rotary press
Dwell time is defined as the amount of time that the compression force applied when forming the tablet is above 90% of its peak value.
Higher speed, shorter dwell time
Lower speed, longer dwell time
C. K. Tye, C. Sun, G. E. Amidon, Evaluation of the Effects of Tableting Speed on the Relationships between Compaction Pressure, Tablet Tensile Strength, and Tablet Solid Fraction, (2005)
Thank you References: β’ C.Sun, A Novel Method for Deriving True Density of Pharmaceutical Solids Including Hydrates and Water-Containing Powders, Journal of Pharmaceutical Science,
(2013) β’ Kawakita, Tsutsumi, A Comparison of Equations for Powder Compression, Bulletin of Chemical Society of Japan, (1966) β’ Y. Zhang, Y. Law, S. Chakrabarti, Physical Properties and Compact Analysis of Commonly Used Direct Compression Binders, AAPS PharmSciTech, (2003) β’ C. K. Tye, C. Sun, G. E. Amidon, Evaluation of the Effects of Tableting Speed on the Relationships between Compaction Pressure, Tablet Tensile Strength, and Tablet
Solid Fraction, Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, (2005) β’ C. Sun, Decoding Powder Tabletability: Roles of Particle Adhesion and Plasticity, Journal of Adhesion Sicence and Technology, (2011) β’ Natoli engineering, Tabletability, Compactibility, and Compressibility: Whatβs the Difference? , (2017)