Influence of process parameters on fluidised hot-melt granulation and tablet pressing of pharmaceutical powders

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3867-3877

  Walker, Gavin M ^a   Holland, Clive R ^a   Ahmad, Mohammad M N ^a   Craig, Duncan Q M ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakage strength; Fluidised hot melt granulation; Growth regime theory; Tablet pressing

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY;

FLUIDIZED HOT MELT GRANULATION; FRIABILITY; LACTOSE; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS;

GRANULATION;

MEDICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 18644370761     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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