Quantification of the compactibility of pharmaceutical powders

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-277

  Sonnergaard, Jørn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compactibility; Compressibility; Mathematical models; Methodology; Specific crushing strength; Walker equation

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; CRUSHING STRENGTH; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; LINEAR SYSTEM; POWDER; PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TABLET COMPRESSION;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; POWDERS; PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TABLETS;

EID: 33646838797     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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