Design and validation of an annular shear cell for pharmaceutical powder testing

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 531-540

  Ramachandruni, Hanu ^a,b   Hoag, Stephen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Angle of friction; Annular shear cell; Cohesion; Powder flow

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; LACTOSE; MANNITOL; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PEARLITOL SD 200; SUPER TAB; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DESIGN; FLOW; FRICTION; POWDER; SHEAR RATE; THICKNESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035029373     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6017(200105)90:5<531::AID-JPS1010>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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