Tabletting behaviour of pellets of a series of porosities-a comparison between pellets of two different compositions

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Nicklasson, Fredrik ^a   Johansson, Barbro ^a   Alderborn, Göran ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate; Lubricant sensitivity; Microcrystalline cellulose; Pellet composition; Pellet compression behaviour; Pellet deformation; Pellet porosity; Tablet pore structure; Tablet strength

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; LUBRICATING AGENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PELLET; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET POROSITY; TABLET PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CELLULOSE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; HARDNESS; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POWDERS; PRESSURE; TABLETS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0033053338     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(98)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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