Identifying Optimized Parameters to Enhance the Productivity of Gas Generating Pellets Using a Dome Type Extruder

This study successfully optimized process parameters for pellet production using a dome-type extruder, employing a Quality by Design (QbD) approach. Key factors influencing pellet yield and quality-extrusion speed, spheronization speed, and spheronization time-were identified and systematically optimized. These optimized pellets may potentially undergo further coating with polymers to facilitate gastro-retentive or floating drug delivery systems, expanding their applicability in pharmaceutical formulations.