Development of an improved fluidization segregation tester: For use with pharmaceutical powders

Pharmaceutical Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 54-64

  Hedden, David B ^a   Brone, Dean L ^b   Clement, Scott ^c   McCall, Mike ^d   Olsofsky, Angela ^e   Patel, Phenil J ^d   Prescott, James ^f   Hancock, Bruno C ^d  

^a DeCODE Chemistry & Biostructures   (United States)

^b DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

^c Jenike and Johanson   (United States)

^d Jenike & Johanson Inc   (United States)

^e Pfizer Inc ^*

^f PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Granulation; Powder; Segregation; Tester

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULATION; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION;

ASTM; FLUIDIZATION SEGREGATION TESTERS; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS; POWDER CONTAINMENT;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DRY POWDER; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZATION SEGREGATION TESTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 34748905604     PISSN: 15432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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