Evaluation of tablet formation of different lactoses by 3D modeling and fractal analysis

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 353-372

  Jelcic, Z ^a   Hauschild, K ^b   Ogiermann, M ^b   Picker Freyer, K M ^b  

^a PLIVA CROATIA LTD   (Croatia)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

lactose monohydrate; 3D model; Agglomerated lactose; Compression; Fractal analysis; Lactose anhydrous; Spray dried lactose

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTOSE; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; CRUSHING STRENGTH; DECOMPRESSION; DRUG SCREENING; ELASTICITY; FORCE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLASTICITY; POWDER; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPRAY DRYING; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET PROPERTY; TIME;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; EXCIPIENTS; FRACTALS; LACTOSE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEOLOGY; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34249279179     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040701199241     Document Type: Article

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