Measurement of surface roughness of tablets made from polyethylene glycol powders of various molecular weight

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 179-182

  Podczeck, Fridrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET HARDNESS; TABLET MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0031946207     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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