• Formulation Study of HPMC-based Hot-melt Extruded Rebamipide Solid Dispersions for Solubility Enhancement and Sustained Release

  • Won Kyung Kim*,# , Giwon Lee*,#, Sunjae Park*, and Gilson Khang*, **, ***,†

  • *Department of PolymerNano Science & Technology, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea
    **Department of Bionanotechnology and Bio-Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea
    ***Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea

  • 용해도 개선 및 서방형 약물 방출 달성을 위한 HPMC 기반 열용융 압출 레바미피드 고체분산체의 제형 설계

  • 김원경*,# · 이기원*,# · 박선재* · 강길선*, **, ***,†

  • *전북대학교 고분자나노공학과, **전북대학교 바이오나노융합공학과, ***전북대학교 고분자융합소재연구소

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 348-355

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.348
  • Received on Dec 10, 2025
  • Revised on Jan 26, 2026
  • Accepted on Jan 28, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Gilson Khang

  • *Department of PolymerNano Science & Technology, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea
    **Department of Bionanotechnology and Bio-Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea
    ***Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do 54896, Korea

  • E-mail: gskhang@jbnu.ac.kr