Rheological characterization of diltiazem HCl/cellulose wet masses using a mixer torque rheometer

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-59

  Chatlapalli, Ramarao ^a   Rohera, Bhagwan D ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diltiazem HCl; Hydroxyethyl cellulose; Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; Microcrystalline cellulose; Mixer torque rheometer; Mixing kinetics; Pelletization; Substrate binder interaction

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CELLULOSE; DILTIAZEM; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; METHYLCELLULOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PELLET; FLOW KINETICS; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPHERONIZATION;

EID: 0031735046     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00244-0     Document Type: Article

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