Mercury porosimetry of microcrystalline cellulose tablets: Effect of scanning speed and moisture

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 319-325

  Westermarck, Sari ^a  

^a ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mercury porosimetry; Microcrystalline cellulose; Moisture; Pore structure; Scanning speed; Tablet

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; MOISTURE; POROSITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; WATER CONTENT;

CELLULOSE; MERCURY; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; WATER;

EID: 0033844243     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(00)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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