Characterisation of instantaneous water absorption properties of pharmaceutical excipients

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 202, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 141-149

  Hedenus, P ^a   Stromme Mattsson M ^b   Niklasson, G A ^b   Camber, O ^a   Ek, R ^c  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capacity; Pharmaceutical powders; Rate; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM; EXCIPIENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; STARCH MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; EXCIPIENTS; POWDERS;

EID: 0034691816     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(00)00436-1     Document Type: Article

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