Table III.
Input parameters | a) Release from SEDDS | b) Drug dissolution from solid dosage form |
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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 -
assumed to be equal to initial particles’ radius (25);
estimated based on particles’ separation by controlled sieve mesh; all the other parameters were calculated as explained in the text.