Microscopic image analysis techniques for the morphological characterization of pharmaceutical particles: Influence of process variables

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 348-357

  Almeida Prieto, Sergio ^a   Blanco Méndez, José ^a   Otero Espinar, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Granulation; Image analysis; Morphology; Pellets; Pixel size; Shape analysis; Spheronization

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULATION; EVALUATION; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PELLET EXTRUSION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SPHERONIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 32644437401     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20507     Document Type: Article

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