Effect of tablet deflectors in the draft tube of fluidized/spouted bed coaters

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2470-2478

  Subramanian, Ganeshkumar ^a   Turton, Richard ^a   Shelukar, Suhas ^b   Flemmer, Luke ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; IMAGE PROCESSING; NOZZLES;

TABLET DEFLECTORS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

DYE; ETHYL CELLULOSE; FD AND C BLUE NO.1; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PLACEBO;

BATCH PROCESS; COATING; CONTROL SYSTEM; FLUIDIZED BED; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; SPOUTED BED;

AEROSOL; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; DRUG COATING; DRUG INDUSTRY; FLUIDIZED BED; MASS; SOLID; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0038548481     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020577k     Document Type: Article

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