Volcano rock math could solve one of pharmacy's costliest puzzles
Why This Matters
Scientists who study how volcanic glass slowly dissolves in seawater over millennia have developed precise mathematical equations for the process — and now researchers suspect those same equations could predict how experimental drugs dissolve in the human gut. It's an unexpected leap because pills and lava seem worlds apart, yet both involve an amorphous glassy solid releasing molecules into a liquid against a complex chemical backdrop. If the connection holds, drug companies could skip years of expensive trial-and-error lab work and instead calculate, from first principles, exactly how to formulate a pill so the medicine actually reaches your bloodstream.
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TST Dissolution Kinetics in the Surface-Reaction-Limited Regime of Low Drug-Loading ASDs
A volcano-rock chemistry equation could predict how poorly soluble drugs dissolve from pharmaceutical formulations.
Impact: If confirmed, this framework could fundamentally change how pharmaceutical scientists design and test drug formulatio...
Grambow Rate Law 2 Predicts Competitive Passivation-Erosion Kinetics and Regime Switching in ASD Dissolution
A geology equation used to model volcanic rock dissolving could predict how poorly-soluble drugs release in the body.
Impact: If confirmed, this framework could give pharmaceutical scientists a predictive, first-principles tool for designing a...
Dual Saturation Index Competition Predicts LLPS vs. Crystallization Pathway Switching in Ionizable Drug ASD Dissolution
Equations from volcano science could predict whether experimental drugs dissolve properly or crash out as useless crystals.
Impact: If confirmed, this framework could give pharmaceutical scientists a quantitative roadmap for designing amorphous soli...
Nucleation-Controlled Ostwald Ripening with Polymer Inhibition Predicts ASD Phase Evolution Trajectories
Volcanic rock chemistry could unlock a precise formula for how poorly soluble drugs dissolve in the body.
Impact: If confirmed, this framework could give pharmaceutical scientists a predictive tool — rather than trial-and-error — f...
Pressure-Fracture Competition Regime Map for ASD Manufacturing Optimization
Volcano science could predict how poorly soluble drugs dissolve — and when manufacturing goes wrong.
Impact: If validated, this framework could help drug manufacturers rationally design amorphous solid dispersions — choosing d...
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TST Dissolution Kinetics in the Surface-Reaction-Limited Regime of Low Drug-Loading ASDs
A volcano-rock chemistry equation could predict how poorly soluble drugs dissolve from pharmaceutical formulations.
Grambow Rate Law 2 Predicts Competitive Passivation-Erosion Kinetics and Regime Switching in ASD Dissolution
A geology equation used to model volcanic rock dissolving could predict how poorly-soluble drugs release in the body.
Dual Saturation Index Competition Predicts LLPS vs. Crystallization Pathway Switching in Ionizable Drug ASD Dissolution
Equations from volcano science could predict whether experimental drugs dissolve properly or crash out as useless crystals.
Nucleation-Controlled Ostwald Ripening with Polymer Inhibition Predicts ASD Phase Evolution Trajectories
Volcanic rock chemistry could unlock a precise formula for how poorly soluble drugs dissolve in the body.
Pressure-Fracture Competition Regime Map for ASD Manufacturing Optimization
Volcano science could predict how poorly soluble drugs dissolve — and when manufacturing goes wrong.