Mechanism of glidants: Investigation of the effect of different colloidal silicon dioxide types on powder flow by atomic force and scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2635-2644

  Jonat, S ^a   Hasenzahl, S ^b   Gray, A ^b   Schmidt, Peter Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Angle of repose; Atomic force microscopy; Colloidal silicon dioxide; Microcrystalline cellulose; Mixing; Powder technology; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AEROSIL; AEROSIL 130 V; AEROSIL 200 VV; AEROSIL R 972 V; AEROSIL R 974 V; GLIDING AGENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BULK DENSITY; COLLOID; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POWDER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 4844222649     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20172     Document Type: Article

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