Physico-chemical characterization of γ-amino n-butyric acid nanoparticles

Abstract

This work deals with the preparation and characterization of high-purity nanoparticles of γ-amino n-butyric acid (GABA) in order to enhance the efficiency of this drug. A sublimation procedure at low pressure was applied to GABA after improving the experimental parameters of this physical transformation. The elaboration of the molecule is solvent-free. The process does not change the chemical formula of the compound but modifies its physico-chemical characteristics. In this work, we present the experimental parameters for preparing monoclinic GABA nanoparticles. Their identification and physico-chemical properties were determined with a large number of investigations: Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), density and purity measurements, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), calorimetric measurements (ΔHdissolution and Cp), thermally stimulated current (TSC), and electrochemical impedance. © 2011 Pharmaceutical Society of Japan.