The development and optimisation of gastro-retentive floating tablets using fused deposition modelling 3D printing.

Sinmisola A Oladeji Suha M DadouMin ZhaoShu LiDavid S JonesGavin P Andrews

Published in: The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology (2022)

Robust gastro-retentive tablets that show instant buoyancy regardless of the polymeric carrier type and composition were successfully manufactured utilising FDM-3DP. This allows for overcoming the restrictions posed by process/formulation parameters on the floatability of gastro-retentive tablets.

Keyphrases

drug delivery
drug release