Terahertz pulsed spectroscopy and imaging in the pharmaceutical setting - A review

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-223

  Zeitler, J Axel ^a,b,c,d   Taday, Philip F ^c   Newnham, David A ^c   Pepper, Michael ^b,c   Gordon, Keith C ^a   Rades, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c TERAVIEW LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA LACTOSE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBAMAZEPINE; COCAINE; EXCIPIENT; FENOPROFEN CALCIUM; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; INDOMETACIN; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; SULFATHIAZOLE; THEOPHYLLINE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG COATING; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; IMAGING SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFRARED RAYS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHASE TRANSITION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 33846840884     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.59.2.0008     Document Type: Review

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