Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of: Pharmaceutical technology Consultant: Doc. PharmDr. Zdeňka Šklubalová, Ph.D. Student: Ondřej Damborský Title of Thesis: Flow equation of sorbitol granules with addition of magnesium stearate. The aim of this thesis is to study particulate built and consolidation properties of the granulate prepared by wet granulation of sorbitol and it's size fractions in the range of 0,2 - 0,8 mm and it's influence of adding lubricate magnesium stearate 0.5% and 1.0%. The properties were studied by the angle of repose, the three kinds of bulk density, tap density, the Hausner ratio. The granules showed adequate to good flow properties. The addition of magnesium stearate flow increases the rate through the granulate sorbitol. Mass flow rate through the orifice the conical hopper of the test depending on the particle size and hole diameter were monitored. With increasing particle size the rate of pouring decreases, while the diameter of the hole had the opposite effect. Dependence of the flow rate to the average of the opening of the hopper was modeled by a power equation Jones-Pilpel. When using the current parameters with accuracy reverse estimate of the flow rate ranged between approximately 2 - 4%.

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradci Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Consultant: Mgr. Pavel Ondrejček, Ph.D. Student: Tomáš Marcinek Title of Thesis: The influence of the tableting speed on the compaction process The main aim of this thesis was to determine the influence of tableting speed on the compaction process of four substances. The compaction process was evaluated by three- exponential equation. The parameters of this equation describe the individual phases of compression, the precompression phase, the phase of elastic deformation and the phase of plastic deformation. Furthermore, the effect of tableting speed on the compressibility of the material was studied using the force-displacement record. Finally, the influence of tableting speed on tensile strength of the prepared tablets was evaluated. Four materials were used for the evaluation. Microcrystalline cellulose Avicel PH-102 and dicalcium phosphate dihydrate DI-CAFOS were used as model fillers. Theophylline and paracetamol were used as model drugs. The course of the compaction process was evaluated at five compaction speeds. The results of this evaluation revealed different behavior of used materials. Furthermore different influence on the compaction process by changing compaction speed was...

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradci Králové Department of: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Consultant: Mgr. Pavel Ondrejček, Ph.D. Student: Nikola Marcinková Title of Thesis: The influence of the die size on the compaction process This diploma thesis is focused on exploration the influence of the die size on the compaction process. That was evaluated by parameters of three-exponential equation. Compressibility was studied by using force-displacement record. In this work was also observed an effect of die size on the tensile strength. In processing the experimental part of this work were used four different model materials. Microcrystalline cellulose and dicalcium phosphate are used as model fillers and theophylline and paracetamol as model active substances. Compaction of these materials was carried out in dies of size 7 mm, 9 mm, 11 mm, 13 mm and 15 mm. The results of the work showed that the die size significantly affects all parameters force-displacement record. With the growing size of the die there was a reduction of energy parameters. Most of the compaction parameters were statistically influenced. Increasing die size caused reducing volume reduction and energy consumption and increased speed of volume reduction at the stage of pre- compression and elastic...

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Consultant: Mgr. Pavel Ondrejček, Ph.D. Student: Simona Berková Title of Thesis: The evaluation of compressibility of the mixtures pellets and microcrystalline cellulose This thesis is focused on the evaluation of powdered microcrystalline cellulose, pellets and mixtures thereof. Comprecel 102 was used as powdered microcrystalline cellulose. The used pellets were commercially available pellets Cellets 100 made of microcrystalline cellulose. The flow properties of used materials and their mixtures were evaluated by using the angle of repose, flow through orifice and Hausner ratio methods. Further the compressibility was evaluated using the force-displacement record. For the evaluation of compaction proces the three exponential compaction was used. Finally the radial tablet strength and tablet friability was tested. The results showed, that the flow properties improved with an increasing amount of pellets in mixture. I tis due to higher bulk and tapped density and also narrower particle size distribution, smoother surface and the regular shape of used pellets. The parameters of the force-displacement method showed different compressibility of used tabletting mixtures. The evaluation of...

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of: Pharmaceutical technology Consultant: Mgr. Petra Svačinová, Ph.D. Student: Michaela Přeučilová Title of Thesis: A comparison of viscoelastic properties of mixtures of lactose and different lubricants using the stress relaxation test This diploma thesis deals with viscoelastic properties of pharmaceutical excipients and tensile strength of tablets made of these excipients. Theoretical part is dedicated to description of lactose and lubricants, further the tablets compressibility and compression energy profile are described. The end of theoretical part deals with the stress relaxation test, with evaluation methods and the stress relaxation test influence on lactose tablets with different types of lubricants as well. The experimental part deals with the evaluation of the viscoelastic properties of two types of lactose and their mixtures with different types of lubricants at concentration of 1%. These characteristics were evaluated by stress relaxation test. All tablets were compressed by compression forces of 13 kN and 15 kN with dwell time 180 seconds. The study was about differences between two types of lactose, effect of lubricants and effect of two different compression forces on parameters of elasticity A1 -A3 and...

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of: Pharmaceutical technology Consultant: Mgr. Petra Svačinová, Ph.D. Student: Straková Markéta Title of Thesis: The influence of dwell time on the parameters of the stress relaxation test for lactose and calcium hydrogen phosphate The aim of this thesis is to find out viscoelastic properties of pharmaceutical excipients and to evaluate the tensile strength of tablets made of them. The theoretical part describes used materials, these are lactose, calcium hydrogen phosphate and magnesium stearate. The thesis also deals with the stress relaxation test, its evaluation and usage. Tensile strength, calculation and various factors that affect tensile strength are described in the text. The experimental part deals with viscoelastic properties of used materials and their mixtures with lubricant using the stress relaxation test. Different dwell times (60 s, 120 s, 180 s, 240 s, 300 s, 360 s, 420 s, 480 s, 540 s, 600 s) were used for individual measurements. The relation between elasticity parameters (A1, A2, A3) and plasticity parameters (P1, P2, P3) depending on the dwell time was investigated. As for calcium hydrogen phosphate, the dwell time 180 - 240 seconds was found as the most appropriate. As for lactose, the optimum dwell...

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmaceutical Technology Consultant: Mgr. Pavel Ondrejček, Ph.D. Student: Žofie Trpělková Title: A study of a compaction process of microcrystalline cellulose pellets This work is aimed at the comparison of two types of microcrystalline cellulose (Comprecel 102 a Avicel PH-200) with two types of pellets made of microcrystalline cellulose (Cellets 100 a Cellets 200). Important properties for the compaction into tablets were analyzed in these materials. The particle size distribution, the content of moisture, the bulk and tapped density, the flowability, the angle of repose and the Hausner ratio were evaluated. Furthermore, the compaction process was described by using the force displacement method and the three-exponential equation. Finally, the radial strength and the friability of tablets prepared by using two different compaction forces were evaluated. The results proved that both types of pellets have much better flow properties than powdered microcrystalline celluloses. This is primarily caused by the narrow particle size distribution, higher bulk and tapped density and the significantly smoother surface of pellets. Better flow properties of the pellets also influenced the parameters of the force-displacement...

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of: Pharmaceutical technology Consultant: Mgr. Svačinová Petra, Ph.D. Student: Hamplová Kateřina Title of Thesis: The influence of the dwell time on the parameters of the stress relaxation test for microcrystalline cellulose and starch. This thesis is focused on the viscoelastic properties of pharmaceutical excipients and the tensile strength of tablets. The theoretical part describes used materials. Microcrystalline cellulose and starch were used as fillers and magnesium stearate at concentration of 1% was used as lubricant. The stress relaxation test and its evaluation and utilization not only in pharmacy is described as well as the tensile strength of tablets. The experimental part deals with the viscoelastic properties of used materials and their mixtures with lubricant. These properties were evaluated using the stress relaxation test. At maximum compression force of 10 kN the length of dwell time was changed (60 s, 120 s, 180 s, 240 s, 300 s, 360 s, 420 s, 480 s, 540 s, 600 s). For derived parameters of elasticity A1-3 and plasticity P1-3 the dependence on the length of dwell time was evaluated. Parameter A1 increases with increasing dwell time for all substances. For parameters A2, A3, the dependence on the dwell...

Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar a redução da relaxação por compressão de borracha acrílica modificada (ACM) irradiada por feixe de elétrons, através da caracterização de seu comportamento mecânico e de sua estrutura molecular. O material, nas condições original e irradiado, foi inicialmente submetido a ensaios uniaxiais de tração e espectroscopia por infravermelho com o objetivo de verificar a influência da irradiação EB em seu comportamento, eliminando a possibilidade de degradação do material, permitindo a continuidade dos estudos. Definidas as doses, novos corpos de prova foram irradiados e submetidos a ensaios uniaxiais, equibiaxiais de tensão e cisalhamento puro, gerando resultados que foram aplicados na simulação pelo método de elementos finitos, utilizando o modelo de comportamento elástico não-linear de Ogden, para predizer o comportamento do material em condições de compressão. Confirmado o aumento da tensão por compressão para mesmas deformações, com o aumento da dose de radiação, análises termogravimétricas e dinâmicas mecânicas foram realizadas para possibilitar o entendimento do fenômeno. Na fase final do trabalho ensaios de relaxação por compressão foram realizados, em diferentes níveis de deformação e temperatura, apresentando a redução da relaxação por compressão gerada pela radiação EB e quantificando tal influência combinada com outros fatores, através da aplicação dos resultados no método de Planejamento Fatorial 2k. / The aim of this work is to investigate the compression stress relaxation (CSR) decrease of modified acrylic rubber, irradiated by electron beam, through its mechanical behavior and molecular structure characterization. Uniaxial tensile test and infrared spectroscopy were carried out, on original and irradiated material conditions, to verify the influence of EB irradiation on ACM, and to eliminate the possibility of degradation caused by EB radiation. After to define the radiation doses, new ACM specimens were irradiated. Uniaxial, equibiaxial and planar shear tests generated experimental data, which were applied to simulate the non linear elastic behavior of the material, through finite elements method, using the Ogden Model. Confirmed the compression stress increase at same deformation level, caused by increasing of radiation dose, thermogravimetric and dynamic mechanical analysis were carried out in order to make possible to understand the behavior changes. In the final part of this work, compression stress relaxation experiments were carried out, at two deformation and temperature levels, with the purpose to validate the compression stress relaxation decrease caused by EB radiation, and to quantify such influence combined with other factors. The CSR decrease combined with other influence variables were studied through use of factorial design.

Certain hydrogel forming de novo proteins that utilize different crosslinking methods are studied experimentally on a rheometer. The stress reaxation modulus of CRC, a telechelic, triblock protein, is shown to be that of a stretched exponential function with a value of β ≅ 0.5. The insertion of an integrin binding domain and changes in pH within the range 6.5–8.5 are shown not to significantly affect the resulting rheological behavior. A selective chemical crosslinker is used on CRC hydrogel systems and is shown to change the rheological behavior of the system to that of a combination of a chemically and physically crosslinked system. Chemically crosslinked hydrogels composed of W6, a wheat gluten-based protein, demonstrate a storage modulus weakly dependent on the angular frequency that is much greater than the loss modulus, with a modulus concentration dependence of c^9/4.