Viscoelastic Properties of Carbopol 940 Gels and Their Relationships to Piroxicam Diffusion Coefficients in Gel Bases
- 14 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Pharmaceutical Research
- Vol. 22 (12), 2134-2140
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-005-8244-2
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of formula compositions on viscoelastic properties of piroxicam gels using Carbopol 940 as a gelling agent and to determine the relationships between viscoelastic properties of Carbopol 940 gel bases and diffusion coefficients of piroxicam in gel bases. Piroxicam gels (1.0% w/w) were prepared by using Carbopol 940 as a gelling agent and varying Carbopol 940 concentrations, glycerin, and sodium chloride contents. The in vitro release of piroxicam from gel bases to the receiving media, isotonic phosphate buffer solution (pH 7.4), were carried out using Franz-modified cell. The piroxicam diffusion coefficients were obtained by Higuchi's equation. Rheological property measurements of gel samples were performed via a cone and plate fluid rheometer. Relationships between viscoelastic properties of gel samples and piroxicam diffusion in gel bases were analyzed by Pearson's test at a p value of less than 0.05. All piroxicam gels exhibited predominantly elastic solid behavior whose magnitude depended on Carbopol 940 concentration. Preparations containing good solvent exhibited more elastic solid characters. In contrast, the piroxicam gels containing higher sodium chloride contents possessed more viscous fluid behavior. Analyzed by Pearson's test at a p value of less than 0.05, piroxicam diffusion coefficients were directly proportional to loss tangent, but were inversely proportional to storage modulus, loss modulus, complex modulus, and viscosity. There is a potential for predicting drug diffusion coefficients from their correlations to rheological parameters. This could be beneficial to the formulation design of transdermal drug delivery systems including mucoadhesive drug delivery systems.Keywords
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