Rheological characterization of pharmaceutical powders using tap testing, shear cell and mercury porosimeter

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-103

  Guerin, E ^a   Tchoreloff, P ^a   Leclerc, B ^a   Tanguy, D ^b   Deleuil, M ^c   Couarraze, G ^a  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Rhodia Europe   (France)

^c SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Compressibility; Flowability indices; Mercury porosimetry; Powder rheology; Shear cell; Tap testing

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CELIPROLOL; KETOPROFEN; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SCREENING; FLOW KINETICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

POWDERS; RHEOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0032841721     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00243-4     Document Type: Article

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