Evaluation and comparison of physicomechanical characteristics of gelatin and hypromellose capsules

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 829-838

  Missaghi, S ^a   Fassihi, R ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disintegration properties; Gelatin capsules; HPMC; Hypromellose capsules; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GELATIN; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

BUFFERS; CAPSULES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GELATIN; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHYLCELLULOSE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 33747602981     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040600608888     Document Type: Article

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