Water retention and drainage in different brands of microcrystalline cellulose: Effect of measuring conditions

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 278-287

  Nikolakakis, Ioannis ^a   Tsarvouli, Konstantina ^a   Malamataris, Stavros ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Microcrystalline cellulose; Water drainage; Water retention

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PROSOLV; WATER;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; POROSITY; POWDER; SWELLING; WATER RETENTION; WATER SUPPLY;

CELLULOSE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; POWDERS; SILICONES; WATER;

EID: 33646854906     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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