Solubility, Dissolution Rate Flashcards
Define solution
Molecular dispersion formed by two or more components which form a ONE PHASE HOMOGENOUS system
Can be applied to solid liquid and gas (micelles?)
Define saturated solution
Solute in liquid phase is in equilibrium with the solid phase (solute)
What is the rate limiting step in dissolution? What factors affect it?
The diffusion of solute across the saturated boundary layer
Fick’s law
J=DAK (Cs-C)/h
K partition coefficient
How to calculate the diss R constant k? What’s the unit?
K= D/V x h
D: diffusion coefficient
V: vol of solvent
h: thickness of saturated layer
Unit: length^-2 or time^-1
The influence of temp on solubility of NaSO4 10H2O (sodium sulphate decahydrate)
Sol increase w temp up to 32.5C
Dissociation in water = endo, favoured as temp increases.
At 32.5C, converts to anhydrous form-transient temp
Solubility decrease with temp
dissolution = exo, NOT favoured as temp increases. Reduced exo/diss/ sol
If the MP of sulphonamide derivatives increases, what you expect for the change in sol?
Decrease in Solubility
Reduced aqueous sol, by esterification of parental drug is suitable for which drug?
Mask the taste
1 Chloramphenicol palmitate instead of chloramphenicol base
For paediatric suspension
2 Protect from GI degradation/facilitate absorption: erythromycin propionate (less soluble so less readily degraded, more readily absorbed) instead of erythromycin
How does polymorphism occur and what are its impacts on solubility
Occurs during salt (of drug) crystallisation-
molecules/ions arranged differently in the lattice.
Form I : STABLE polymorph -stable,higher Mp, LESS soluble
Form II: METAstable polymorph- less stable, lower Mp, MORE soluble
Examples of cosolvent
Ethanol, glycerol, propylene glycol
Define cosolvent
Solvents that in combination, increase the solubility of the solute
Define cosolvency
Phenomenon which a solute is more soluble in mixture of solvent than in one alone
Some solid cosolvent which are highly soluble in water
PEG, PVP, urea
Describe the relationship between sigma and the polarity of the cosolvent (for non polar solute)
Greater the sigma, lower the polarity of solvent
What’s the effect of cosolvent on water with non polar/ semi polar solute?
What’s that of cosolvent on water with polar solute
Increase the solubility of nonpolar solute in water
Cosolvency decreases as solute becomes more polar
Decrease sol of polar solute
What’s sigma stands for
The effectiveness of a cosolvent as a solubiliser for a particular solute
Classification of surfactants
Charge carried by the polar part
- anionic
- cationic
- non ionic
- zwitterionic -both +,-ve
What’s POE
Polyoxyethylene chains
Is non ionic surfactant
Hydroxy + ether groups (non polar moiety) need more units to give polar moiety
Anionic surfactant
- ad
- disad
- application
Cheap, widely used
Toxicity, external use only
O/W emulsifier
Cationic surfactant
- ad
- disad
- application
Disinfectant, preservative properties
Toxicity
O/W emulsifier
What makes nonionic surfactant a better option?
- ad
- application
Low toxicity
Low irritancy
Oral and parental use
O/w w/o emulsifier
What’s Kappa
Molar solubilisation capacity :the number of moles of solute that can be solubilised by 1 mole of micelles surfactant
Increase chain length by 2 carbons will decrease the sol by how much?
10 folds!
In practice, what chain length of surfactant do we use
Meet what criterias
12-16 C or 18C with double bond(eqv to decrease chain length)
Provides LOW cmc, sufficient water SOLUBILITY for drug
Less polar solution has a …. surface tension
Why? (Inc surfactant)
Lower
Less H bond bw neighbouring molecules, more interactions with the air, more volatile
Longer Hc chain- non polar- tendency adsorbing onto surface - disturb the tight arrangement of molecules- lower surface tension
Lundelius’s rule
Factor that decreases solubility of surfactant, increases the surface activity