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Size characterization of lipid-based self-emulsifying pharmaceutical excipients during lipolysis using Taylor dispersion analysis with fluorescence detection

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International Journal of Pharmaceutics, Volume 537, Issues 1–2, Pages 94–101 - Feb 2018

Joseph Chamieh, Habib Merdassi, Jean-Christophe Rossi, Vincent Jannin, Frédéric Demarne, Hervé Cottet

In this work, the lipolysis of Labrasol® and Gelucire® 44/14 , two lipid based self-emulsifying drug delivery systems, by pancreatic enzymes and under conditions mimicking the gastrointestinal tract is followed by Taylor dispersion analysis. Results show that, Labrasol® droplets decrease exponentially in size with lipolysis time, whereas Gelucire® 44/14 droplets increased sigmoïdally in size. Even after 120 min lipolysis, both systems maintain a solubilizing capacity of the hydrophobic marker.