Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type

Partially and fully perforated pan coaters are among the most relevant types of equipment currently used in the process of coating tablets. The goal of this study was to assess the performance differences among these types of equipment employing a factorial design. This statistical approach allowed...

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Main Authors: Valdomero Pereira de Melo Junior, Raimar Löbenberg, Nádia Araci Bou-Chacra
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Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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spelling doaj-bf4aa370ebe847cd87a11685898c8ce52020-11-24T22:46:19ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences1984-82502175-97902010-12-0146465766410.1590/S1984-82502010000400007Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent typeValdomero Pereira de Melo JuniorRaimar LöbenbergNádia Araci Bou-ChacraPartially and fully perforated pan coaters are among the most relevant types of equipment currently used in the process of coating tablets. The goal of this study was to assess the performance differences among these types of equipment employing a factorial design. This statistical approach allowed the simultaneous study of the process variables and verification of interactions among them. The study included partially-perforated and fully-perforated pan coaters, aqueous and organic solvents, as well as hypromellose-based immediate-release coating. The dependent variables were process time, energy consumption, mean weight of tablets and process yield. For the tests, placebo tablets with a mean weight of 250 mg were produced, divided into eight lots of two kilograms each and coated in duplicate, using both partially perforated pan and fully perforated pan coaters. The results showed a significant difference between the type of equipment used (partially and fully perforated pan coaters) with regard to process time and energy consumption, whereas no significant difference was identified for mean weight of the coated tablets and process yield.<br>Entre os tipos de equipamentos de maior relevância utilizados atualmente no processo de revestimento de comprimidos estão os de tambor parcial e totalmente perfurados. A proposta desse trabalho foi avaliar as diferenças de desempenho entre esses equipamentos empregando projeto fatorial. Essa abordagem estatística possibilitou o estudo simultâneo das variáveis do processo, permitindo verificar interações entre elas. O trabalho incluiu equipamento com tambor parcialmente perfurado e totalmente perfurado, solventes aquoso e orgânico, assim como revestimento de liberação imediata à base de hipromelose. As variáveis dependentes ou respostas foram tempo de processo, consumo de energia, peso médio e rendimento do processo. Para os ensaios, foram produzidos comprimidos de placebo de 250 mg de peso médio, divididos em 8 lotes de dois quilogramas cada e revestidos em duplicata, tanto no equipamento com tambor parcialmente perfurado quanto no equipamento de tambor totalmente perfurado, obedecendo a matriz de ensaio previamente definida. Os resultados mostraram que existe diferença significativa entre equipamento de tambor parcialmente perfurado e totalmente perfurado, para tempo de processo e consumo de energia. Já para peso médio dos comprimidos revestidos e rendimento do processo, os dois equipamentos não apresentaram diferença significativa.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502010000400007ComprimidosRevestidora com tambor totalmente perfuradoRevestidora com tambor parcialmente perfuradoTabletsFully perforated pan coaterPartially perforated pan coater
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author Valdomero Pereira de Melo Junior
Raimar Löbenberg
Nádia Araci Bou-Chacra
spellingShingle Valdomero Pereira de Melo Junior
Raimar Löbenberg
Nádia Araci Bou-Chacra
Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Comprimidos
Revestidora com tambor totalmente perfurado
Revestidora com tambor parcialmente perfurado
Tablets
Fully perforated pan coater
Partially perforated pan coater
author_facet Valdomero Pereira de Melo Junior
Raimar Löbenberg
Nádia Araci Bou-Chacra
author_sort Valdomero Pereira de Melo Junior
title Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
title_short Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
title_full Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
title_fullStr Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
title_full_unstemmed Statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
title_sort statistical evaluation of tablet coating processes: influence of pan design and solvent type
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
series Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
issn 1984-8250
2175-9790
publishDate 2010-12-01
description Partially and fully perforated pan coaters are among the most relevant types of equipment currently used in the process of coating tablets. The goal of this study was to assess the performance differences among these types of equipment employing a factorial design. This statistical approach allowed the simultaneous study of the process variables and verification of interactions among them. The study included partially-perforated and fully-perforated pan coaters, aqueous and organic solvents, as well as hypromellose-based immediate-release coating. The dependent variables were process time, energy consumption, mean weight of tablets and process yield. For the tests, placebo tablets with a mean weight of 250 mg were produced, divided into eight lots of two kilograms each and coated in duplicate, using both partially perforated pan and fully perforated pan coaters. The results showed a significant difference between the type of equipment used (partially and fully perforated pan coaters) with regard to process time and energy consumption, whereas no significant difference was identified for mean weight of the coated tablets and process yield.<br>Entre os tipos de equipamentos de maior relevância utilizados atualmente no processo de revestimento de comprimidos estão os de tambor parcial e totalmente perfurados. A proposta desse trabalho foi avaliar as diferenças de desempenho entre esses equipamentos empregando projeto fatorial. Essa abordagem estatística possibilitou o estudo simultâneo das variáveis do processo, permitindo verificar interações entre elas. O trabalho incluiu equipamento com tambor parcialmente perfurado e totalmente perfurado, solventes aquoso e orgânico, assim como revestimento de liberação imediata à base de hipromelose. As variáveis dependentes ou respostas foram tempo de processo, consumo de energia, peso médio e rendimento do processo. Para os ensaios, foram produzidos comprimidos de placebo de 250 mg de peso médio, divididos em 8 lotes de dois quilogramas cada e revestidos em duplicata, tanto no equipamento com tambor parcialmente perfurado quanto no equipamento de tambor totalmente perfurado, obedecendo a matriz de ensaio previamente definida. Os resultados mostraram que existe diferença significativa entre equipamento de tambor parcialmente perfurado e totalmente perfurado, para tempo de processo e consumo de energia. Já para peso médio dos comprimidos revestidos e rendimento do processo, os dois equipamentos não apresentaram diferença significativa.
topic Comprimidos
Revestidora com tambor totalmente perfurado
Revestidora com tambor parcialmente perfurado
Tablets
Fully perforated pan coater
Partially perforated pan coater
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