A new theoretical approach to tablet strength of a binary mixture consisting of a well and a poorly compactable substance

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-159

  Kuentz, Martin ^a   Leuenberger, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Binary mixture; Dilution capacity; Fracture exponent; Percolation theory; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; TABLET; TENSILE STRENGTH; THEORY;

PRESSURE; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0034001262     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(99)00078-8     Document Type: Article

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