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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pharm Res. 2013 Dec;30(12):3131–3144. doi: 10.1007/s11095-013-1238-6

Table III.

Input parameters to the developed models

Input parameters a) Release from SEDDS b) Drug dissolution from solid dosage form
Physiological parameters Value Value
Bile salt concentration 5×10−3 mmol/ml 12×10−3 mmol/ml
Phospholipid concentration 1.25×10−3 mmol/ml 4×10−3 mmol/ml
Critical micelle concentration (21) 1.6×10−3 mmol/ml 1.6×10−3 mmol/ml
Formulation and drug parameters
Mean droplet diameter of oil emulsions (10) 403 nm 386 nm
Molecular weight of TB 276.35 mg/mmol 276.35 mg/mmol
Number of digestible FA per mole oil emulsion (15) 2 2
Initial concentration of TB in a) formulation volume, b) solution volume 0.02533 mmol/ml 0.003618 mmol/ml
Initial volume ratio of a) formulation, b) oil in intestinal lumen 1:100 4.8:100
Concentration of Tween 80 associated in BS/PL micelles 8.14 mmol/ml -
(Molar) solubilization of TB in BS/PL micelles 0.2115 mmol/ml 0.2115 mmol/ml
Solubility of TB in buffer (5mM Ca2+/10mM Ca2+) 4.7×10−5 mmol/ml 7.2×10−5 mmol/ml
Solubility of TB in a) fasted, b) fed bio-relevant media 3.4×10−4mmol/ml 4.5×10−4 mmol/ml
Solubility of TB in a) formulation, b) soybean oil 0.579 mmol/ml 0.788 mmol/ml
Stationary diffusion layer, h1 - 20 μm
Particle size of TB2 - 20 μm
Kinetic parameters
Diffusion coefficient of TB, DD - 8.3743*10−10 m2/s
Diffusion coefficient of micelles, Dm - 6.5578*10−11 m2/s.
Formulation or oil digestion kinetic constant, kdig 4.7×10−9 mmol/cm2s 3.6×10−9mmol/cm2 s
Formulation or oil digestion inhibition kinetic constant, kinh 2.8×10−4 1/s 4.3×10−4 1/s
a) TB release constant from formulation, b) TB uptake constant into oil, Prel 5.55×10−9 cm/s 3.52×10−8 cm/s

Notes -

1

assumed to be equal to initial particles’ radius (25);

2

estimated based on particles’ separation by controlled sieve mesh; all the other parameters were calculated as explained in the text.