Dispersões sólidas amorfas como estratégia tecnológica para aprimorar a biodisponibilidade de fármacos

Authors

  • Mateus Vieira da Cruz
  • Vitor Nieri
  • Thais Francine Ribeiro Alves
  • Kessi Marie de Moura Crescêncio
  • Marco Vinícius Chaud

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv11n9-053

Keywords:

dispersões sólidas amorfas, solubilidade, taxa de dissolução, biodisponibilidade

Abstract

Os fármacos podem ser encontrados nos estados cristalino, co-cristalino ou amorfo, sendo que o estado cristalino geralmente apresenta menor solubilidade em água e, consequentemente, reduzida biodisponibilidade. A manipulação do estado sólido representa uma estratégia promissora para melhorar a taxa de dissolução e a biodisponibilidade de fármacos classificados nos grupos II e IV do Sistema de Classificação Biofarmacêutica (SCB). Nesse contexto, as dispersões sólidas amorfas (DSA) destacam-se como uma tecnologia eficaz, ao promover a conversão do fármaco do estado cristalino para o amorfo, com o auxílio de um agente dispersante. O presente estudo trata-se de uma revisão narrativa da literatura, elaborada a partir de uma estratégia de busca estruturada em bases de dados científicas. Os artigos selecionados abordam aspectos fundamentais como solubilidade, dissolução, modificação do estado sólido e seu impacto na biodisponibilidade oral. Adicionalmente, a revisão explora ainda as definições e classificações das DSA, os métodos empregados na sua obtenção, técnicas de caracterização e os desafios relacionados à estabilidade físico-química desses sistemas farmacêuticos ao longo do tempo.

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Published

2025-09-19

How to Cite

Cruz, M. V. da, Nieri, V., Alves, T. F. R., Crescêncio, K. M. de M., & Chaud, M. V. (2025). Dispersões sólidas amorfas como estratégia tecnológica para aprimorar a biodisponibilidade de fármacos. Brazilian Journal of Development, 11(9), e82271. https://doi.org/10.34117/bjdv11n9-053

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