Monitoring high-shear granulation using sound and vibration measurements

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-60

  Briens, L ^a   Daniher, D ^a   Tallevi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic emissions; Granulation monitoring; Granulator scale up; Signal analysis; Sound and vibration measurements

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULATION; MEASUREMENT; MICROPHONE; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND; VIBRATION;

DRUG COMPOUNDING; LACTOSE; POVIDONE; POWDERS; SOUND; STARCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 33846608707     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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