Micro-thermal analysis: Scanning thermal microscopy and localised thermal analysis

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-96

  Price, Duncan M ^a   Reading, Michael ^a   Hammiche, Azzedine ^b   Pollock, Hubert M ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Pharmaceuticals; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALORIMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CALORIMETRY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TABLETS;

EID: 0032723050     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00275-6     Document Type: Article

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