Evaluating particle hardness of pharmaceutical solids using AFM nanoindentation

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 163-171

  Masterson, Victoria M ^a   Cao, Xiaoping ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Hardness; Nanoindentation; Particle; Pharmaceutical solids

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; LACTOSE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HARDNESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET HARDNESS;

EXCIPIENTS; HARDNESS; HARDNESS TESTS; IBUPROFEN; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; TABLETS;

EID: 50249102688     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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