Pharmaceutical solid dosage forms (tablets or capsules) are the predominant form to
administer active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to the patient. Tablets are typically …

Cellulose ethers have proven to be highly useful natural-based polymers, finding application
in areas including food, personal care products, oil field chemicals, construction, paper …

We use dynamic micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) with a high temporal resolution to
visualize water penetration through the porous network of immediate-release …

Starch as a natural polymer has attracted significant interest and is currently used in
numerous industrial applications. This is because of its renewability, biodegradability …

Starch is a natural, renewable, and biodegradable polymer produced by many plants as a
source of stored energy. The structural and functional diversity of starches makes them …

Traditionally, the development of a new solid dosage form is formulation-driven and less
focus is put on the design of a specific microstructure for the drug delivery system. However …

The oral administration route is considered to be the most widely used route because of its
convenience of administration and manufacturing. Dosage forms, like orally disintegrating …

Microneedle (MN) patches consist of a hydrogel‐forming MN array and a drug‐containing
reservoir. Drug‐containing reservoirs documented in the literature include polymeric films …

Disintegration is the de-aggregation of particles within tablets upon exposure to aqueous
fluids. Being an essential step in the bioavailability cascade, disintegration is a fundamental …

The choice of excipients constitutes a major part of preformulation and formulation studies
during the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms. The physical, mechanical, and …