Analysis of pore structure enables improved tablet delivery systems

Powder Technology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-83

  Gane, P A C ^a   Ridgway, C J ^a   Barcelo E ^a,b  

^a OMYA DEVELOPMENT AG   (Switzerland)

^b Omya Group Marketing

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate in pharma; Ground calcium carbonate in tablets; Particle packing in tablets; Pharmaceutical tablet compression; Pore size; Tablet formation

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE PACKING; PHARMACEUTICAL TABLETS; TABLET FORMATION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; EXCIPIENT; HEXADECANE; MERCURY;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; DRUG PRODUCTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORE SIZE; POROSIMETERS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; LIQUID; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 33749522668     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.07.018     Document Type: Article

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