Torque rheological parameters to predict pellet quality in extrusion-spheronization

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 99-109

  Soh, J L P ^a   Liew, C V ^a   Heng, P W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Extrusion spheronization; Microcrystalline cellulose; Pre formulation; Torque rheometry

Indexed keywords

CELEX; CEOLUS; LACTOSE; MERCURY; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PHARMACEL; PROSOLV; VIVA PUR; WATER;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG PELLET; DRUG QUALITY; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PELLET EXTRUSION; PREDICTION; PREFORMULATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHERONIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TORQUE; WATER CONTENT;

CELLULOSE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LACTOSE; MICROSPHERES; QUALITY CONTROL; RHEOLOGY; TORQUE; WATER;

EID: 33646342240     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.02.023     Document Type: Article

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