A study of sulfamerazine single crystals using atomic force microscopy, transmission light microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1881-1892

  Cao, Xiaoping ^a   Sun, Changquan ^a   Thamann, Thomas J ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Crystal shape; Moisture sorption; Morphology; Polymorphism; Raman spectroscopy; Single crystals; Sulfamerazine; Surface chemistry

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULFAMERAZINE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DYNAMIC MOISTURE SORPTION GRAVIMETRY; GRAVIMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; MOISTURE; PREDICTION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 27644563771     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20402     Document Type: Article

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