New indices to characterize powder flow based on their avalanching behavior

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 93-102

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Avalanche flow; Avalanche flow index; Cohesive interaction index; Powder flow; Preformulation

Indexed keywords

AVICEL PH 301; AVICEL PH 302; CELEX 101; CEOLUS KG 801; CEOLUS KG 802; COMPRECEL M101; COMPRECEL M102; EMCOCEL 50 M; EXCIPIENT; LACTOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PHARMACEL 101; PHARMACEL 102; PROSOLV 50 M; VIVAPUR 101;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONTACT ANGLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SHEAR STRESS;

ALGORITHMS; CELLULOSE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; LACTOSE; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS;

EID: 33644983093     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: 10979867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10837450500464123     Document Type: Article

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