The application of non-contact laser profilometry to the determination of permanent structural changes induced by compaction of pellets: I. Pellets of different composition

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 143-154

  Bashaiwoldu, Abraham B ^a   Podczeck, F ^b   Newton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non contact laser profilometer; Pellet compacts; Surface roughness parameters

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL STEARATE; IMWITOR 900 PULVER; LACTOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; SORBALAC 400; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; DRUG PELLET; DYNAMICS; FORCE; LASER; PELLET EXTRUSION; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPHERONIZATION; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET POROSITY;

EID: 0842264947     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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