Electrostatic charging during a melt agglomeration process

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-96

  Eliasen, Helle ^a   Kristensen, H Gjelstrup ^a   Schæfer, Torben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Air humidity; High shear mixer; Melt agglomeration; Resistivity; Static electricity

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL STEARATE; LACTOSE; MACROGOL 3000; STEARIC ACID;

ADHESION; AIR; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; HUMIDITY; MELTING POINT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ELECTROSTATICS; EXCIPIENTS; GLYCERIDES; HUMIDITY; LACTOSE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STEARIC ACIDS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032987696     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(99)00102-7     Document Type: Article

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