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ArticleInternational journal of biological macromolecules2021

Ethyl cellulose coated sustained release aspirin spherules for treating COVID-19: DOE led rapid optimization using arbitrary interface; applicable for emergency situations.

Sreejith Thrivikraman Nair, Kaladhar Kamalasanan, Ashna Moidu, Pooja Shyamsundar, Lakshmi J Nair, Venkatesan P

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Article in International journal of biological macromolecules, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sreejith Thrivikraman NairDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
Kaladhar KamalasananDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India. Electronic address: kaladhar22654@aims.amrita.edu.
Ashna MoiduDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
Pooja ShyamsundarDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
Lakshmi J NairDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Amrita School of Pharmacy, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, AIMS Health Sciences Campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
Venkatesan PDepartment of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu, India.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre · INAnnamalai University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work attempts to resolve one of the key issues related to the design and development of sustained-release spherule of aspirin for oral formulations, tailored to treat COVID-19. For that, in the Design of Experiments (DOE) an arbitrary interface, "coating efficiency" (CE) is introduced and scaled the cumulative percentage coating (CPC) to get predictable control over drug release (DR). Subsequently, the granules containing ASP are converted to spherules and then to Ethyl cellulose (EC) Coated spherules (CS) by a novel bed coating during the rolling (BCDR) process. Among spherules, one with 0.35 mm than 0.71 mm shows required properties. The CS has a low 120

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AspirinCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentSARS-CoV-2CelluloseDelayed-Action PreparationsDrug CompoundingDrug LiberationHumansAspirinCelluloseDelayed-Action Preparationsethyl celluloseAspirinCentral composite designEthyl celluloseGranulesSpheronizationSustained-release

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PMID34051259
PMCPMC8152213
OpenAlexW3164650591

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