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- Title
Prediction of Solid-State Form of SLS 3D Printed Medicines Using NIR and Raman Spectroscopy.
- Authors
Trenfield, Sarah J.; Januskaite, Patricija; Goyanes, Alvaro; Wilsdon, David; Rowland, Martin; Gaisford, Simon; Basit, Abdul W.
- Abstract
Selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printing is capable of revolutionising pharmaceutical manufacturing, by producing amorphous solid dispersions in a one-step manufacturing process. Here, 3D-printed formulations loaded with a model BCS class II drug (20% w/w itraconazole) and three grades of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) polymer (-SSL, -SL and -L) were produced using SLS 3D printing. Interestingly, the polymers with higher molecular weights (HPC-L and -SL) were found to undergo a uniform sintering process, attributed to the better powder flow characteristics, compared with the lower molecular weight grade (HPC-SSL). XRPD analyses found that the SLS 3D printing process resulted in amorphous conversion of itraconazole for all three polymers, with HPC-SSL retaining a small amount of crystallinity on the drug product surface. The use of process analytical technologies (PAT), including near infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopy, was evaluated, to predict the amorphous content, qualitatively and quantitatively, within itraconazole-loaded formulations. Calibration models were developed using partial least squares (PLS) regression, which successfully predicted amorphous content across the range of 0–20% w/w. The models demonstrated excellent linearity (R2 = 0.998 and 0.998) and accuracy (RMSEP = 1.04% and 0.63%) for NIR and Raman spectroscopy models, respectively. Overall, this article demonstrates the feasibility of SLS 3D printing to produce solid dispersions containing a BCS II drug, and the potential for NIR and Raman spectroscopy to quantify amorphous content as a non-destructive quality control measure at the point-of-care.
- Subjects
NEAR infrared spectroscopy; RAMAN spectroscopy; DRUG solubility; SELECTIVE laser sintering; NEAR infrared radiation; THREE-dimensional printing; MOLECULAR weights; NEAR infrared reflectance spectroscopy
- Publication
Pharmaceutics, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 3, p589
- ISSN
1999-4923
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pharmaceutics14030589