The effect of granule microstructure on dissolution rate

Powder Technology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-114

  Ansari, Mansoor A ^a   Stepanek, Frantisek ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Dissolution; Granulation; Microstructure; Porosity; Product design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRODUCT DESIGN;

BINDER CONTENT; DISSOLUTION RATE;

GRANULATION;

MANNITOL; POVIDONE; SUCROSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; GRANULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FLUIDIZED BED; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TABLET POROSITY; VISCOSITY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 37849017139     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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