Compaction characteristics of ethylcellulose in the presence of some channeling agents: Technical note

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Emeje, Martin O ^a   Kunle, O O ^a   Ofoefule, S I ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Channeling agents; Compaction characteristics; Ethylcellulose; Heckel equation

Indexed keywords

ETHYL CELLULOSE; ION CHANNEL; MACROGOL 10000; MACROGOL 4000; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MANNITOL; PLASTIC; SORBITOL; CELLULOSE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; SCREENING TEST; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; TABLET COMPRESSION; WETTABILITY; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG FORMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS;

CELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; MANNITOL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SORBITOL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33746451761     PISSN: 15309932     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/pt070356     Document Type: Article

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