Wang Jiu, Liu Shunfang, Lin Minmei, Chen Peihong, Yi Huagui, Lv Zhufen, Liu Yuanfen
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Pharmaceutical Preparations, Center for New Drug Research and Development, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Guangdong High Education Institutes Engineering Research Center of Modified-Released Pharmaceutical Products, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Pharmaceutics. 2025 Mar 28;17(4):435. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17040435.
: Powder-based 3D printing, an advanced additive manufacturing technique, can produce oral disintegrating tablets (ODTs) without disintegrants, creating larger-pored tablets via layer-by-layer powder stacking for better water absorption than traditional tablets. : This study focused on using powder-based 3D printing to fabricate clozapine-based ODTs. Through central composite design (CCD), the formulation of ODTs was optimized for rapid disintegration. Analytical techniques such as X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) were employed to investigate the compatibility between clozapine and excipients. : The optimized 3D-printed ODTs exhibited a remarkably short disintegration time of (9.9 ± 0.7) s compared to (40) s for compressed tablets. The contact angle of the 3D-printed ODTs was measured as 60.48 ± 0.36°, indicating favorable wettability for disintegration. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed a porous structure in 3D-printed tablets, with a porosity of 48.97% (over two times higher than that of compressed tablets as determined by mercury injection meter). : Collectively, this finding demonstrates the feasibility of fabricating highly hydrophilic and non-distensible ODTs without disintegrants using powder-based 3D printing.
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