Investigating intra-tablet coating uniformity with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Dong, Yue and Lin, Hungyen and Abolghasemi, Vahid and Gan, Lu and Zeitler, J. Axel and Shen, Yaochun (2017) Investigating intra-tablet coating uniformity with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 106 (2). pp. 546-553. ISSN 0022-3549

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Abstract

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) has recently attracted a lot of interest in the pharmaceutical industry as a fast and non-destructive modality for direct quantification of thin film coatings that cannot easily be resolved with other techniques. While previous studies with SD-OCT have estimated the intra-tablet coating uniformity, the estimates were based on limited number of B-scans. In order to obtain a more accurate estimate, a greater number of B-scans are required that can quickly lead to an overwhelming amount of data. To better manage the data so as to generate a more accurate representation of the intra-tablet coating uniformity without compromising on the achievable axial resolution and imaging depth, we comprehensively examine an algebraic reconstruction technique with OCT to significantly reduce the data required. Specifically, a set of coated pharmaceutical tablets with film coating thickness in the range of 60-100 μm is investigated. Results obtained from performing the reconstruction reveal that only 30% of the acquired data are actually required leading to a faster convergence time and a generally good agreement with benchmark data against the intra-tablet coating uniformity measured with terahertz pulsed imaging technology.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? coatingoptical coherence tomographyimaging methodprocess analytical technologytabletpharmaceutical science ??
ID Code:
82558
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Deposited On:
01 Nov 2016 16:32
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Yes
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Published
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