This thesis discusses particle production by supercritical antisolvent processing (SAS) techniques by looking the fundamentals and applications of the method with some case studies. The final aim of this work is however to consider the SAS particle production process feasibility. In the process studied the solid is dissolved in a conventional solvent and the solution is sprayed continuously thr...

Nanocrystals of tadalafil, a poorly water-soluble drug, were successfully prepared by sonoprecipitation technique for improving the solubility and dissolution rate. Tween80 was selected as an efficient surfactant to inhibit aggregation in stabilization of drug nanocrystals. Response surface methodology based on central composite design (CCD) was utilized to evaluate the formulation factors affe...

Inverse vulcanised sulfur polymer nanoparticles prepared by antisolvent precipitation–demonstrated as mercury ion absorbent in solution, showing high selectivity and capacity, membrane filters.

Resource reuse of waste-activated sludge (WAS) from a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) was introduced as raw material of microbial flocculant (MBF) preparation. With WAS samples of three concentrations, MBF preparation by various methods – including cation exchange resin (CER), CER-ultrasonication, CER-ultrasonication-CER, ultrasonication, ultrasonication-CER, and ultrasonication-CER...

This study aimed to prepare the aminoclay-lipid hybrid composite to enhance the drug release and improve the oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble fenofibrate. Antisolvent precipitation coupled with an immediate freeze-drying method was adopted to incorporate fenofibrate into aminoclay-lipid hybrid composite (ALC). The optimal composition of the ALC formulation was determined as the rati...

Furosemide is a weakly acidic diuretic indicated for treatment of edema and hypertension. It has very poor solubility but high permeability through stomach and upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Due to its limited solubility it has poor and variable oral bioavailibility of 10-90%. The aim of this study was to enhance the oral bioavailibilty of furosemide by preparation of nanosuspensions. The ...

The goal of the present work was to study the feasibility of 10-hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) nanoparticle preparation using supercritical antisolvent (SAS) precipitation. The influences of various experimental factors on the mean particle size (MPS) of HCPT nanoparticles were investigated. The optimum micronization conditions are determined as follows: HCPT solution concentration 0.5 mg/mL, the f...

Nanocrystals of tadalafil, a poorly water-soluble drug, were successfully prepared by sonoprecipitation technique for improving the solubility and dissolution rate. Tween80 was selected as an efficient surfactant to inhibit aggregation in stabilization of drug nanocrystals. Response surface methodology based on central composite design (CCD) was utilized to evaluate the formulation factors affe...