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. 2022 Aug 5;14(8):1632. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081632

Table 1.

Experimental data reported in the literature for the solubility of anticancer drugs in supercritical CO2.

Anticancer Drug Pressure Temperature CO2 Density Drug Solubility No. of Data Ref.
bar °C kg/m3 Mole Fraction
Sunitinib malate 120–270 35–65 388–914 5.00 × 10−6–8.56 × 10−5 24 [23]
Busulfan 120–400 35–65 383–971 3.27 × 10−5–8.65 × 10−4 32 [24]
Tamsulosin 120–270 35–65 384–914 1.80 × 10−7–1.01 × 10−5 24 [28]
Azathioprine 120–270 35–65 388–914 2.70 × 10−6–1.83 × 10−5 24 [42]
Paclitaxel 100–275 35–55 654–915 1.20 × 10−6–6.20 × 10−6 21 [43]
5-Fluorouracil 125–250 35–55 541–901 3.80 × 10−6–1.46 × 10−5 18 [43]
Thymidine 100–300 35–55 325–928 1.20 × 10−6–8.00 × 10−6 25 [43]
Capecitabine 152–354 35–75 477–955 2.70 × 10−6–1.59 × 10−4 35 [44]
Decitabine 120–400 35–65 383–971 2.84 × 10−5–1.07 × 10−3 32 [45]
Letrozole 120–360 45–75 319–922 1.60 × 10−6–8.51 × 10−5 20 [46]
Sorafenib tosylate 120–270 35–65 388–914 6.80 × 10−7–1.26 × 10−5 24 [47]
Tamoxifen 120–400 35–65 383–971 1.88 × 10−5–9.89 × 10−4 32 [48]