Publications by authors named "Zaidul Islam Sarker"

Orally disintegrating tablets, which were originally developed in the pharmaceutical field to improve the compliance of patients who had difficulty swallowing tablets, have become a preferable choice in solid dosage forms since it brings advantages to the patients and consumers in the healthcare system. Among the advantages of this novel dosage form are a faster onset of action, improved bioavailability, and the ease of administration as it can be taken without water. However, there are still some limitations of orally disintegrating tablets that need to be overcome, including a lack of mechanical strength, an unpleasant taste of the drug in the mouth, and a stability issue due to its hygroscopicity nature.

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Memantine hydrochloride is commonly prescribed for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. However, the drug is only available in tablet form, a dosage form which is difficult for geriatrics to swallow. This problem is especially difficult for those patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

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Co-processed excipients were prepared by incorporating one excipient into the particle structure of another and a combination of two or more compendia or noncompendia excipients to physically modify their properties, which cannot be achievable by simple physical mixing. The co-processed multicomponent-based excipients were introduced to achieve better characteristics and tableting properties. This objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a co-processed excipient for amlodipine orally disintegrating tablets to simplify the compounding process.

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The amlodipine besylate tablet is one of the most highly prescribed medicines to manage hypertension in the geriatric population. However, the difficulty of swallowing tablets due to problems like dysphagia, fear of choking, and odynophagia has been identified as one of the contributing factors to non-compliance among geriatrics. Due to the swallowing factor among geriatrics, this study was conducted to compare two compounding methods of orally disintegrating films, namely solvent casting and spray casting, to produce an orally disintegrating film containing amlodipine besylate.

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Oral drug delivery has been recognized as the most desirable drug administration method among other drug delivery routes due to its ease of administration, long shelf life, and low cost. Orally disintegrating tablets disintegrate within seconds in the mouth without the need of water for swallowing. This unique feature of orally disintegrating tablets is favorable to special populations such as geriatric and pediatric patients.

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Orally disintegrating tablets are a solid dosage form that will disintegrate rapidly within 3 minutes upon contact with saliva. Fillers or diluents are excipients that are used to make up the volume of orally disintegrating tablets, and some might act as a disintegrant or binder that will affect the physical properties of orally disintegrating tablets. The objective of this study was to formulate and evaluate physical properties of orally disintegrating tablets containing Annona muricata leaves extract by a freeze-drying method using different fillers at different concentrations.

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The key purpose of this experiment was to evaluate the thrombolytic, antioxidant, membrane stabilizing and antimicrobial potentials of crude ethanol extracts (CEE) of whole plant, organic and aqueous soluble fractions (OF & AQSF). CEE showed the highest (44.63%) clot lysis activity compared to streptokinase (64.

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Polygalacturonase is one of the important enzymes used in various industries such as food, detergent, pharmaceutical, textile, pulp and paper. A novel liquid/liquid extraction process composed of surfactant and acetonitrile was employed for the first time to purify polygalacturonase from Durio zibethinus. The influences of different parameters such as type and concentration of surfactants, concentrations of acetonitrile and composition of surfactant/acetonitrile on partitioning behavior and recovery of polygalacturonase was investigated.

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This study aimed to investigate the effects of the ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions on the yield, specific activity, temperature, and storage stability of the pectinase enzyme from guava peel. The ultrasound variables studied were sonication time (10-30 min), ultrasound temperature (30-50 °C), pH (2.0-8.

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The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of selected biopolymers on the rheological properties of surimi. In our paper, we highlight the functional properties and rheological aspects of some starch mixtures used in surimi. However, the influence of some other ingredients, such as cryoprotectants, mannans, and hydroxylpropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), on the rheological properties of surimi is also described.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Zaidul Islam Sarker"

  • - Zaidul Islam Sarker's recent research predominantly focuses on the development and improvement of orally disintegrating drug formulations, specifically targeting challenges faced by geriatrics and patients with swallowing difficulties.
  • - His studies include the creation of novel co-processed excipients and various compounding methods, such as solvent and spray casting, to enhance the physical properties and efficacy of drugs like Memantine Hydrochloride and Amlodipine Besylate in orally disintegrating forms.
  • - Additionally, Sarker investigates the effects of different excipients and fillers on the formulation of orally disintegrating tablets, as well as evaluates natural extracts for their therapeutic potential, indicating a broader interest in both pharmaceutical applications and natural product research.

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