“…Due to the inherent limitations of QC methods, non-sink, tailor-made dissolution approaches along with possibility of including an absorptive interface (i.e., simulating dissolution and permeation simultaneously) integrated with discriminating analytical methods (i.e., solid state characterization) are needed as in-vitro tools to ascertain phase-behavior of ASDs in dissolution media. By careful selection of in-vitro experimental conditions such as the type (i.e., pH, ionic strength, surfactants) and volume of dissolution media, agitation speed, temperature and sampling procedures, the extent of supersaturation and formation of crystalline seeds can be captured [ 90 , 91 ]. Dissolution can be performed in one-, two- or multi-compartment experimental design (to simulate partitioning in the GI and systemic circulation) or in a custom-made technical design, such as TNO intestinal model 1 (TIM-1) or USP II apparatus coupled with peristaltic pumps to simulate flow of different intestinal fluids to the site of drug release and absorption [ 92 ].…”