Effect of drug particle size in ultrasound compacted tablets: Continuum percolation model approach

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 168-174

  Millán, Mónica ^a   Caraballo, Isidoro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Continuum percolation; Matrix tablet; Percolation threshold; Ultrasound assisted press

Indexed keywords

EUDRAGIT; EXCIPIENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG STRUCTURE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; TABLET FORMULATION; ULTRASOUND;

ACRYLIC RESINS; CHLORATES; EXCIPIENTS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33344474299     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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