Viscoelasticity of Liposomal Dispersions.

Janus-faced viscoelastic gelling agents-possessing both elastic and viscous characteristics-provide materials with unique features including strengthening ability under stress and a liquid-like character with lower viscosities under relaxed conditions. The mentioned multifunctional character is manifested in several body fluids such as human tears, synovial liquids, skin tissues and mucins, endowing the fluids with a special physical resistance property that can be analyzed by dynamic oscillatory rheology. Therefore, during the development of pharmaceutical or cosmetical formulations-with the intention of mimicking the physiological conditions-rheological studies on viscoelasticity are strongly recommended and the selection of viscoelastic preparations is highlighted. In our study, we aimed to determine the viscoelasticity of various liposomal dispersions. We intended to evaluate the impact of lipid concentration, the presence of cholesterol or 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DSPC) and the gelling agents polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) on the viscoelasticity of vesicular systems. Furthermore, the effect of two model drugs (phenyl salicylate and caffeine) on the viscoelastic behavior of liposomal systems was studied. Based on our measurements, the oscillation rheological properties of the liposomal formulations were influenced both by the composition and the lamellarity/size of the lipid vesicles.

Physicochemical analysis in the evaluation of reconstituted dry emulsion tablets.

The aim of this study was to characterize the formation of emulsions by droplet size analysis and turbidimetry during reconstitution from a solid dosage form, namely from dry emulsion systems, which carry an oil phase for poorly soluble active ingredients. For the dry emulsion systems tablets were prepared either from oil-in-water systems using a freeze-drying process or through direct compression containing the same oil and excipients. The ratios of oil to emulgents and oil to xanthan gum were equal in both methods. In the preparation methods applied, mannitol, erythritol and lactose were used as excipients and mannitol was found to be the most effective excipient based on droplet size reconstitution, turbidimetry and physical properties. Quality control involved testing the physical properties of tablets and characterizing the reconstituted emulsions.

[Importance of the HLB-value in drug technology]. / A HLB-érték jelentosége a gyógyszertechnológiában.

Surface active agents can be classified 60 years ago with the introduction of the HLB system. The characterization of emulgents allowed their common use in the practice. The objective of the review is to summarize the research in the field of surface active agents and HLB-value. The basic principles and relationships related to HLB are detailed such as the predicting and experimental methods for the determination, as well as the achievements of development and applications of surface active agents.