Characterization of modified paracetamol by means of SEM and fractal analysis

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-151

  Holgado, M A ^a   Fernandez Hervas M J ^a   Alvarez Fuentes, J ^a   Vela, M T ^a   Rabasco, A M ^a   Fini, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow properties; Fractal dimension; Modified paracetamol; Paracetamol; Size and shape descriptors; Surface geometry

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; EUDRAGIT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030580114     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(96)04659-5     Document Type: Article

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