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Mechanism for Polymorphic Transformation of Artemisinin during High Temperature Extrusion

No / A novel, green, and continuous method for solid-state polymorphic transformation of artemisinin by high temperature extrusion has recently been demonstrated. This communication describes attempts to understand the mechanisms causing phase transformation during the extrusion process. Polymorphic transformation was investigated using hot stage microscopy and a model shear cell. At high temperature, phase transformation from orthorhombic to the triclinic crystals was observed through a vapor phase. Under mechanical stress, the crystalline structure was disrupted continuously, exposing new surfaces and accelerating the transformation process.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/9678
Date January 2013
CreatorsKulkarni, Chaitrali S., Kelly, Adrian L., Kendrick, John, Gough, Timothy D., Paradkar, Anant R
Source SetsBradford Scholars
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle, No full-text in the repository

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