Effect of process parameters on the melt granulation of pharmaceutical powders

Powder Technology

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-166

  Walker, G M ^a   Andrews, G ^a   Jones, D ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Granule growth regimes; Melt granulation; Pharmaceutical powders; Stokes number

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS; VISCOSITY;

GRANULE GROWTH REGIMES; MELT GRANULATION; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS; STOKES NUMBER;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

LACTOSE; MACROGOL;

COALESCENCE; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33745273247     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.03.024     Document Type: Article

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