Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation

Micro-/nanoparticle formulations containing drugs with or without various biocompatible excipients are widely used in the pharmaceutical field to improve the physicochemical and clinical properties of the final drug product. Among the various micro-/nanoparticle production technologies, emulsion-bas...

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Autores principales: Heejun Park, Jeong-Soo Kim, Sebin Kim, Eun-Sol Ha, Min-Soo Kim, Sung-Joo Hwang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f3a70825ebb4594b07a8b25f1dc92ca2021-11-25T18:41:58ZPharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation10.3390/pharmaceutics131119281999-4923https://doaj.org/article/8f3a70825ebb4594b07a8b25f1dc92ca2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/11/1928https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4923Micro-/nanoparticle formulations containing drugs with or without various biocompatible excipients are widely used in the pharmaceutical field to improve the physicochemical and clinical properties of the final drug product. Among the various micro-/nanoparticle production technologies, emulsion-based particle formation is the most widely used because of its unique advantages such as uniform generation of spherical small particles and higher encapsulation efficiency (EE). For this emulsion-based micro-/nanoparticle technology, one of the most important factors is the extraction efficiency associated with the fast removal of the organic solvent. In consideration of this, a technology called supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions (SFEE) that uses the unique mass transfer mechanism and solvent power of a supercritical fluid (SCF) has been proposed to overcome the shortcomings of several conventional technologies such as solvent evaporation, extraction, and spray drying. This review article presents the main aspects of SFEE technology for the preparation of micro-/nanoparticles by focusing on its pharmaceutical applications, which have been organized and classified according to several types of drug delivery systems and active pharmaceutical ingredients. It was definitely confirmed that SFEE can be applied in a variety of drugs from water-soluble to poorly water-soluble. In addition, it has advantages such as low organic solvent residual, high EE, desirable release control, better particle size control, and agglomeration prevention through efficient and fast solvent removal compared to conventional micro-/nanoparticle technologies. Therefore, this review will be a good resource for determining the applicability of SFEE to obtain better pharmaceutical quality when researchers in related fields want to select a suitable manufacturing process for preparing desired micro-/nanoparticle drug delivery systems containing their active material.Heejun ParkJeong-Soo KimSebin KimEun-Sol HaMin-Soo KimSung-Joo HwangMDPI AGarticlesupercritical fluidsupercritical fluid extraction of emulsionsmicro-/nanoparticlepharmaceutical applicationPharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENPharmaceutics, Vol 13, Iss 1928, p 1928 (2021)
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topic supercritical fluid
supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions
micro-/nanoparticle
pharmaceutical application
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
spellingShingle supercritical fluid
supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions
micro-/nanoparticle
pharmaceutical application
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
Heejun Park
Jeong-Soo Kim
Sebin Kim
Eun-Sol Ha
Min-Soo Kim
Sung-Joo Hwang
Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation
description Micro-/nanoparticle formulations containing drugs with or without various biocompatible excipients are widely used in the pharmaceutical field to improve the physicochemical and clinical properties of the final drug product. Among the various micro-/nanoparticle production technologies, emulsion-based particle formation is the most widely used because of its unique advantages such as uniform generation of spherical small particles and higher encapsulation efficiency (EE). For this emulsion-based micro-/nanoparticle technology, one of the most important factors is the extraction efficiency associated with the fast removal of the organic solvent. In consideration of this, a technology called supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions (SFEE) that uses the unique mass transfer mechanism and solvent power of a supercritical fluid (SCF) has been proposed to overcome the shortcomings of several conventional technologies such as solvent evaporation, extraction, and spray drying. This review article presents the main aspects of SFEE technology for the preparation of micro-/nanoparticles by focusing on its pharmaceutical applications, which have been organized and classified according to several types of drug delivery systems and active pharmaceutical ingredients. It was definitely confirmed that SFEE can be applied in a variety of drugs from water-soluble to poorly water-soluble. In addition, it has advantages such as low organic solvent residual, high EE, desirable release control, better particle size control, and agglomeration prevention through efficient and fast solvent removal compared to conventional micro-/nanoparticle technologies. Therefore, this review will be a good resource for determining the applicability of SFEE to obtain better pharmaceutical quality when researchers in related fields want to select a suitable manufacturing process for preparing desired micro-/nanoparticle drug delivery systems containing their active material.
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author Heejun Park
Jeong-Soo Kim
Sebin Kim
Eun-Sol Ha
Min-Soo Kim
Sung-Joo Hwang
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Jeong-Soo Kim
Sebin Kim
Eun-Sol Ha
Min-Soo Kim
Sung-Joo Hwang
author_sort Heejun Park
title Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation
title_short Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation
title_full Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation
title_fullStr Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation
title_full_unstemmed Pharmaceutical Applications of Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Emulsions for Micro-/Nanoparticle Formation
title_sort pharmaceutical applications of supercritical fluid extraction of emulsions for micro-/nanoparticle formation
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8f3a70825ebb4594b07a8b25f1dc92ca
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