Understanding the Integrity of Coating for Taste-Masked Granules – Before and After Tablet Compression

Raman microscopy was used to visualize the integrity of a barrier membrane coating at the various stage of chewable tablets development. The effect of substrate morphology and particle characteristics was found to be important in maintaining the integrity of the coating throughout the process of chewable tablets manufacture. Furthermore, the observations from the Raman image analysis provide an understanding of the factors affecting drug release

Novel method for screening of enteric film coatings properties with magnetic resonance imaging

The aim of the study is to present the concept of novel method for fast screening of enteric coating compositions properties without the need of preparation of tablets batches for fluid bed coating. Proposed method involves evaluation of enteric coated model tablets in specially designed testing cell with application of MRI technique. The results obtained in the testing cell were compared with results of dissolution studies of mini-tablets coated in fluid bed apparatus. The method could be useful in early stage of formulation development for screening of film coating properties that will shorten and simplify the development works