Effective optimization of enteric film coating of pellets with a miniaturized top-spray coater

Pharmazeutische Industrie

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-236

  Cervera, Mirna Fernández ^a   Heinämäki, Jyrki ^b   Rodriguez, Elena Salgado ^c   Antikainen, Osmo ^b   Colarte, Antonio Iraizoz ^a   Yliruusi, Jouko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Enteric film coating; Eudragit S; Fluid bed; Methacrylic acid copolymer; Miniaturized coater; Pellets

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; EUDRAGIT; PLASTICIZER; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACID;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DRUG COATING; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; EQUIPMENT; FILM; FLOW RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PELLET EXTRUSION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 15444371848     PISSN: 0031711X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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