The interplay between yam (Dioscorea sp.) starch botanical source, micromeritics and functionality in paracetamol granules for reconstitution

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 326-334

  Riley, Cliff K ^a   Adebayo, Sarafadeen A ^b   Wheatley, Andrew O ^a   Asemota, Helen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Excipient; Granules for reconstitution; Moisture sorption; Particle size; Physiochemical properties; Starch; Yam

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; STARCH;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY; YAM;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DIOSCOREA; EXCIPIENTS; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANT TUBERS; POROSITY; POWDERS; SOLUBILITY; STARCH; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 50149103916     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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