Functionality of cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone as a spheronization aid: A promising alternative to microcrystalline cellulose

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1387-1388

  Liew, Celine V ^a   Gu, Li ^a   Soh, Josephine L P ^a   Heng, Paul W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross linked polyvinylpyrrolidone; Extrusion spheronization; Microcrystalline cellulose; Pellets; Spheronization aid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTOSE; CROSPOVIDONE; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; LACTOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POLYPLASDONE INF 10; POLYPLASDONE XL 10; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; LIQUID; MATERIALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PELLET EXTRUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM YIELD; SPHERONIZATION;

CELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; POVIDONE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 23844529982     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-005-5279-3     Document Type: Article

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