Use of a static eliminator to improve powder flow

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 2-4

  Pingali, Kalyana C ^a   Hammond, Stephen V ^c   Muzzio, Fernando J ^a   Shinbrot, Troy ^b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Additives; Electrostatics; Eliminator; Flow; Static

Indexed keywords

DRUG ADDITIVE; GLIDING AGENT; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRICITY; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW RATE; ION TRANSPORT; PHARMACEUTICS; POWDER DIFFRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLLOIDS; EXCIPIENTS; POWDERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STEARIC ACIDS; TALC; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 60849111938     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.12.041     Document Type: Article

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