Internal and external structure of pellets made in a rotary processor

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 225-236

  Vertommen, J ^a   Rombaut, P ^a   Kinget, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mercury porosimetry; Pellets; Rotary processor; Specific surface area; True density

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; INSTRUMENT; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERONIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032559614     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(97)00357-8     Document Type: Article

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