Extrusion/spheronization - Effect of moisture content and spheronization time on pellet characteristics

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-331

  Iyer, R M ^a   Augsburger, L L ^b   Pope, D G ^c   Shah, R D ^d  

^a Chelsea Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Extrusion force, Moisture content; Pellet properties; Spheronization end point; Spheronization time

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; MOISTURE; PELLET EXTRUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHERONIZATION; TORQUE;

EID: 0030317409     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10837459609031427     Document Type: Article

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