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Solubility of Nifedipine in Mixed Solvents and Antisolvent Crystallization

혼합용매에 대한 니페디핀의 용해도와 반용매 결정화

  • 강미영 (다이텍 연구원) ;
  • 여상도 (경북대학교 공과대학 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2019.08.30
  • Accepted : 2019.10.03
  • Published : 2020.02.01
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Abstract

In this study, the solubilities of a pharmaceutical compound, nifedipine, in three mixed solvents were determined. In addition, the nifedipine, that was dissolved in solvents (acetone, DMF, methylene chloride), was recrystallized using antisolvents (water, hexane, carbon dioxide) The external shape, size, and melting point of the crystallized nifedipine were measured. As the mixed solvents, acetone+water, DMF+water, and methylene chloride+hexane were used, and the solubility of nifedipine decreased with increasing antisolvent concentrations in the mixtures. In case of acetone+water, the solubility maximum was observed due to the density anomaly of the mixture, and this phenomenon was not observed in other systems. The crystallized nifedipine particles exhibited the bladed, equant, and prismatic habits, and the particles size was significantly reduced compared to the raw material. The average particle size of raw nifedipine was 337 ㎛, and the size of crystallized particles was in the range of 11.6~69.8 ㎛. All the crystallized nifedipine particles had the same thermal behavior and this result was not influenced by the change of solvent and antisolvent.

본 연구에서는 제약성분인 니페디핀이 세 종류의 혼합용매에 녹는 용해도를 측정하였다. 또한 용매(아세톤, DMF, 메틸렌클로라이드)에 녹아 있는 니페디핀을 반용매(물, 헥산, 이산화탄소)를 사용하여 결정화하였고, 생성된 결정입자의 외형, 크기, 용융점 등을 측정하였다. 혼합용매로는 아세톤+물, DMF+물, 메틸렌클로라이드+헥산 혼합물이 사용되었으며, 세 혼합용매에서 모두 반용매의 비율이 증가할수록 니페디핀의 용해도가 감소하였다. 아세톤+물의 경우에는 이 혼합물의 밀도 비이상성 현상에 기인한 용해도 최대값을 나타낸 반면, 나머지 두 혼합용매에서는 이 현상이 나타나지 않았다. 반용매 결정화에 의해 생성된 니페디핀 결정의 외형은 용매와 반용매의 종류에 따라 칼날형, 입자형, 프리즘형 등으로 변화하였으며, 입자의 크기는 원재료에 비해 매우 감소하였다. 니페디핀 원재료 입자의 평균크기는 33 ㎛였으며, 결정화된 입자의 평균크기는 11.6~69.8 ㎛의 범위에 있었다. 결정화된 모든 니페디핀 입자는 동일한 열분석 결과를 보여주었으며, 이 결과는 용매와 반용매의 변화에 의해 영향 받지 않았다.

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