The influence of film coating on pellet properties

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 59-68

  Chopra, Ranjana ^a   Alderborn, Göran ^b   Newton, J Michael ^a   Podczeck, Fridrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Film coating; Pellet shape; Three dimensional shape factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; FILM COATING; FLUIDIZED BED; MEASUREMENT; PELLET EXTRUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0036397804     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDT-120002231     Document Type: Article

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