The taste correction process of ibuprofen oral solution based on the combination of electronic tongue technology and artificial taste comprehensive evaluation
This experiment aims to study the taste-masking effects of different kinds of corrigent used individually and in combination on ibuprofen oral solution,in order to optimize the taste-masking formulation.Firstly,a wide range of corrigent and the mass fractions were extensively screened using electronic tongue technology.Subsequently,a combination of sensory evaluation,analytic hierarchy process(AHP)-fuzzy mathematics evaluation,and Box-Behnken experimental design were employed to comprehensively assess the taste-masking effects of different combinations of corrigent on ibuprofen oral solution,optimize the taste-masking formulation,and validate the results.The study received ethical approval from the Review Committee of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(ethical code:2024BZYLL0102).The results showed that corrigent fractions and types were screened separately through single-factor experiments.Subsequently,a Box-Behnken response surface design combined with AHP and fuzzy mathematics evaluation was used to fit a functional model:Z=688.310 11-3 023.722 22X,-11.477 00X2+62.721 67X3+14.600 00X1X2-179.666 67X1X3-3.152 00X2X3+4 031.111 11X21+0.525 28X22+9.772 00X23.This model is stable and reliable,determining the optimal taste-masking formulation to be 3.9 g·L-1 of stevioside,100 g L-1 of xylitol,and 30 g L-1 of methyl-β-cyclodextrin.The comprehensive score of the verification test is 88.14,with a relative RSD of 0.39%,indicating the feasibility of this model.This study achieved the improvement of the taste of ibuprofen oral solution through a combination of objective and subjective methods.Three types of corrigent were identified for enhancing drug taste,leading to the selection of the optimal taste-masking formulation for ibuprofen oral solution.This significantly enhanced the taste of the original formulation,improved patient compliance,and offered a new approach to mitigating the undesirable taste of formulations.