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Saleem, IY and Smyth, HDC (2010) Micronization of a Soft Material: Air-Jet and Micro-Ball Milling. AAPS PHARMSCITECH, 11 (4). pp. 1642-1649. ISSN 1530-9932
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Abstract
The air-jet and ball-mill are frequently used in fine micronization of active pharmaceutical ingredients to the order of 1–5 μm, which is important for increasing dissolution rates, and also for pulmonary delivery. In this study, we investigated the ability of air-jet and ball-mill to achieve adequate micronization on the lab scale using a model soft material, Pluronic® F-68. Material mechanical
properties were characterized using the nanometer 600. Pluronic® F-68 was ball-milled in a micro-mill at different material weights and durations in liquid nitrogen vapor. In comparison, a lab scale air-jet mill was used at various milling parameters according to a full factorial design, where the response factors were particle yield and particle size distribution, which was analyzed using laser diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The yield achieved with the micro-ball mill was 100% but was ~80% for the air-jet
mill, which reduced the size of Pluronic® F-68 from 70 μm to sizes ranging between 23–39 μm median diameters. Ball milling produced particles less than 10 μm after 15 min. Although air-jet milling proved capable of particle size reduction of the relatively soft material Pluronic® F-68, limitations to the lower size range achievable were observed. The feed rate of the material into the air jet mill was a significant factor and slower feed rates lead to smaller sizes by allowing more time for particle collisions and subsequent particle breakage to occur. Micro-ball milling under cold condition was more successful at achieving a lower range particle size reduction of soft materials.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The original publication is available at www.springlink.com |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1115 Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Divisions: | Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences |
| Publisher: | SPRINGER |
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| Date Deposited: | 16 Oct 2015 14:28 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 14:43 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1208/s12249-010-9542-5 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/381 |
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