Process control and scale-up of pharmaceutical wet granulation processes: A review

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-277

  Faure, A ^a   York, P ^b   Rowe, R C ^b  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluid bed; High shear mixers; Process control; Scale up; Wet granulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; LIQUID; MASS; METHODOLOGY; MOISTURE; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING; PROCESS CONTROL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; TABLET PROPERTY; THERMOGRAPHY;

PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0034767326     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(01)00184-9     Document Type: Review

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