Freeze-drying of nanocapsules: Impact of annealing on the drying process

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-82

  Abdelwahed, Wassim ^a   Degobert, Ghania ^a   Fessi, Hatem ^a  

^a CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Annealing; Drying process; Freeze drying; Mass transfer resistance; Nanocapsules; Sublimation rate

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; NANOCAPSULE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE; SUCROSE;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; FREEZE DRYING; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CAPSULES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; EXCIPIENTS; FREEZE DRYING; HUMIDITY; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 33750000820     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.06.047     Document Type: Article

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