2,649
Views
34
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Review Article

A critical review on tablet disintegration

&
Pages 763-774 | Received 22 Jan 2015, Accepted 16 Apr 2015, Published online: 15 May 2015

References

  • Noyes AA, Whitney WR. The rate of solution of solid substances in their own solution. J Am Chem Soc 1897;19:930–934
  • Nernst W. Theorie der Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit in heterogenen Systemen. Z Phys Chem 1903;47:52–55
  • Brunner E. Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit in heterogenen Systemen. Z Phys Chem 1903;47:56–102
  • Guyot-Hermann AM. Tablet disintegration and disintegrating agents. STP Pharma Sci 1992;2:445–462
  • List PH, Muazzam UA. Quellung – die treibende Kraft beim Tablettenzerfall, 1. Mitteilung. Pharm Ind 1979;41:459–464
  • Patel NR, Hopponen RE. Mechanism of action of starch as a disintegrating agent in aspirin tablets. J Pharm Sci 1966;55:1065–1068
  • Nogami H, Nagai T, Fukuoka E, Sonobe T. Disintegration of the aspirin tablets containing potato starch and microcrystalline cellulose in various concentrations. Chem Pharm Bull 1969;17:1450–1455
  • Khan KA, Rhodes CT. Water-sorption properties of tablets disintegrants. J Pharm Sci 1975;64:447–451
  • Shangraw R, Mitrevej A, Shah M. A new era of tablet disintegrants. Pharm Technol 1980;4:49–57
  • Rudnic EM, Rhodes CT, Welch S, Bernardo P. Evaluations of the mechanism of disintegrant action. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1982;8:87–109
  • Washburn EW. The dynamics of capillary flow. Phys Rev 1921;17:273–283
  • Bronnsack AH. Polyplasdone XL – properties and practical data concerning its use as tablet binding and disintegration substance. Pharm Ind 1978;40:1255–1263
  • Buehler V. Kollidon. Polyvinylpyrrolidone excipients for the pharmaceutical industry. 9th ed. Ludwigshafen: BASF SE Pharma Ingredients & Services; 2008
  • Shotton E, Leonard GS. Effect of intragranular and extragranular disintegrating agents on particle size of disintegrated tablets. J Pharm Sci 1976;65:1170–1174
  • Van Kamp HV, Bolhuis GK, Lerk CF. Improvement by super disintegrants of the properties of tablets containing lactose, prepared by wet granulation. Pharm Weekblad 1983;5:165–171
  • Colombo P, Conte U, Caramella C, et al. Disintegrating force as a new formulation parameter. J Pharm Sci 1984;73:701–705
  • Smallenbroek AJ, Bolhuis GK, Lerk CF. The effect of particle size of disintegrants on the disintegration of tablets. Pharm Weekblad 1981;3:1048–1051
  • List PH, Muazzam UA. Quellung – die treibende Kraft beim Tablettenzerfall, 2. Mitteilung. Pharm Ind 1979;41:1075–1077
  • Desai PM, Er PXH, Liew CV, Heng PWS. Functionality of disintegrants and their mixtures in enabling fast disintegration of tablets by a quality by design approach. AAPS PharmSciTech 2014;15:1093–1104
  • Basu B, Bagadiya A, Makwana S, et al. Formulation and evaluation of fast dissolving tablets of cinnarizine using superdisintegrant blends and subliming material. J Adv Pharm Technol Res 2011;2:266–273
  • Quodbach J, Kleinebudde P. A new apparatus for real-time assessment of the particle size distribution of disintegrating tablets. J Pharm Sci 2014;103:3657–3665
  • 8.1 EP. 2.9.1 Disintegration of tablets and capsules. In: Commission EP, editor. Strasbourg, France: European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM);2014:285–287
  • Caramella C, Colombo P, Conte U, et al. Water uptake and disintegrating force measurements: towards a general understanding of disintegration mechanisms. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1986;12:1749–1766
  • Van Kamp HV, Bolhuis GK, De Boer AH, et al. The role of water uptake on tablet disintegration: design of an improved method for penetration measurements. Pharm Acta Helv 1986;61:22–29
  • Caramella C. Novel methods for disintegrant characterization, Part I. Pharm Technol Int 1990;2:30–42
  • Caramella C. Novel methods for disintegrant characterization, Part II. Pharm Technol Int 1990;2:30–37
  • Chowhan ZT. The effect of low and high humidity ageing on the hardness, disintegration time and dissolution rate of dibasic calcium phosphate based tablets. J Pharm Pharmacol 1980;32:10–14
  • Mesnier X, Althaus TO, Forny L, et al. A novel method to quantify tablet disintegration. Powder Technol 2013;238:27–34
  • Quodbach J, Moussavi A, Tammer R, et al. Tablet disintegration studied by high-resolution real-time magnetic resonance imaging. J Pharm Sci 2014;103:249–255
  • Desai PM, Liew CV, Heng PWS. Understanding disintegrant action by visualization. J Pharm Sci 2012;101:2155–2164
  • Faroongsarng D, Peck GE. The swelling & water uptake of tablets iii: moisture sorption behavior of tablet disintegrants. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1994;20:779–798
  • Hüttenrauch R, Jacob J. Wirkungsmechanismus von Sprengmitteln in Komprimaten. Pharmazie 1970;26:293–298
  • Guyot-Hermann AM, Ringard J. Disintegration mechanisms of tablets containing starches. Hypothesis about the particle-particle repulsive force. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1981;7:155–177
  • Thibert R, Hancock B. Direct visualization of superdisintegrant hydration using environmental scanning electron microscopy. J Pharm Sci 1996;85:1255–1258
  • Lendlein A, Kelch S. Shape-memory polymers – from temporary shape to permanent shape. Angew Chem Int Ed 2002;41:2035–2057
  • Lowenthal W. Mechanism of action of starch as a tablet disintegrant. V. Effect of starch grain deformation. J Pharm Sci 1972;61:455–459
  • Erdös S, Bezegh A. Studies on the mechanism of disintegration. Pharm Ind 1977;39:1130–1135
  • Quodbach J, Kleinebudde P. Performance of tablet disintegrants: impact of storage conditions and relative tablet density. Pharm Dev Technol. 2014. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.3109/10837450.2014.920357
  • Quodbach J, Kleinebudde P. Systematic classification of tablet disintegrants by water uptake and force development kinetics. J Pharm Pharmacol 2014;66:1429–1438
  • Curlin LC. A note on tablet disintegration with starch. J Am Pharm Assoc 1955;44:16. doi: 10.1002/jps.3030440107
  • Shotton E, Leonard GS. Effect of intra- and extragranular maize starch on disintegration of compressed tablets. J Pharm Pharmacol 1972;24:798–803
  • Leuenberger H, Rohera BD, Haas C. Percolation theory – a novel approach to solid dosage form design. Int J Pharm 1987;38:109–115
  • Luginbühl R, Leuenberger H. Use of percolation theory to interpret water uptake, disintegration time and intrinsic dissolution rate of tablets consisting of binary mixtures. Pharm Acta Helv 1994;69:127–134
  • Matsumaru H. Studies on the mechanism of tablet compression and disintegration. IV. Evolution of wetting heat and its reduction by compressional force. Yakugaku Zasshi 1959;79:63–64
  • Kanig JL, Rudnic EM. The mechanisms of disintegrant action. Pharm Technol 1984;8:50–63
  • Ganderton D, Fraser DR. Some observations of the penetration and disruption of tablets by water. J Pharm Pharmacol 1970;22:95–103
  • Gordon MS, Rudraraju VS, Rhie JK, Chowhan ZT. The effect of aging on the dissolution of wet granulated tablets containing super disintegrants. Int J Pharm 1993;97:119–131
  • Gordon MS, Rudraraju VS, Dani K, Chowhan ZT. Effect of the mode of super disintegrant incorporation on dissolution in wet granulated tablets. J Pharm Sci 1993;82:220–226
  • Ferrari F, Bertoni M, Bonferoni M, et al. Influence of porosity and formula solubility on disintegrant efficiency in tablets. STP Pharma Practiques 1995;5:116–121
  • Late SG, Yu Y, Banga A. Effects of disintegration-promoting agent, lubricants and moisture treatment on optimized fast disintegrating tablets. Int J Pharm 2009;365:4–11
  • Quodbach J, Kleinebudde P. Impact of the porous network on the disintegration behavior of tablets containing superdisintegrants. Poster session presented at 8th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technologie, Istanbul, Turkey; 2012
  • Kristensen HG, Schaefer T. Granulation. A review on pharmaceutical wet-granulation. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1987;13:803–872
  • Kleinebudde P. Roll compaction/dry granulation: pharmaceutical applications. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2004;58:317–326
  • Jivraj M, Martini LG, Thomson C. An overview of the different excipients useful for the direct compression of tablets. Pharm Sci Technol Today 2000;3:58–63
  • Zhao N, Augsburger L. The influence of granulation on super disintegrant performance. Pharm Dev Technol 2006;11:47–53
  • Faure A, York P, Rowe RC. Process control and scale-up of pharmaceutical wet granulation processes: a review. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2001;52:269–277
  • Gould P, Tan SB. The effect of recompression on disintegrant efficiency in tablets prepared by wet granulation. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1985;11:441–460
  • Lerk CF, Bolhuis GK, de Boer AH. Effect of microcrystalline cellulose on liquid penetration in and disintegration of directly compressed tablets. J Pharm Sci 1979;68:205–211
  • Schaefer T, Holm P, Kristensen HG. Melt granulation in a laboratory scale high shear mixer. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1990;16:1249–1277
  • Passerini N, Caloger G, Albertini B, Rodriguez L. Melt granulation of pharmaceutical powders: a comparison of high-shear mixer and fluidised bed processes. Int J Pharm 2010;391:177–186
  • Van Melkebeke B, Vermeulen B, Vervaet C, Remon JP. Melt granulation using a twin-screw extruder: a case study. Int J Pharm 2006;326:89–93
  • Perissutti B, Rubessa F, Moneghini M, Voinovich D. Formulation design of carbamazepine fast-release tablets prepared by melt granulation technique. Int J Pharm 2003;256:53–63
  • Gordon MS, Chowhan ZT. The effect of aging on disintegrant efficiency in direct compression tablets with varied solubility and hygroscopicity, in terms of dissolution. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 1990;16:437–447
  • Marais AF, Song M, de Villiers MM. Effect of compression force, humidity and disintegrant concentration on the disintegration and dissolution of directly compressed furosemide tablets using croscarmellose sodium as disintegrant. Trop J Pharm Res 2003;2:125–135

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.