The effect of V-mixer scale-up on the mixing of magnesium stearate with direct compression microcrystalline cellulose

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-94

  Van Der Watt, Jakkie G ^a   De Villiers, Melgardt M ^a,b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crushing strength; Magnesium stearate; Scale up; Tablets; V mixer

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CRUSHING STRENGTH; DRUG MIXTURE; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 0031395216     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(96)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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