Hexagonal boron nitride as a tablet lubricant and a comparison with conventional lubricants

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Uǧurlu, Timuçin ^a   Turkoǧlu, Murat ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hexagonal boron nitride; Lower punch ejection force (LPEF); Lubricants; Magnesium stearate; Tablets

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBE; GLYCEROL BEHENATE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; STEARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CRUSHING STRENGTH; HYDROPHOBICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET DISINTEGRATION; TABLET MACHINE; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET THICKNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LUBRICANTS; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 40149088015     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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