Smart mixers and reactors for the production of pharmaceutical nanoparticles: Proof of concept

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 543-549

  Lince, F ^a   Marchisio, D L ^a   Barresi, A A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CIJR; Controlled drug delivery; Nanoparticles; Particle size distribution; Poly caprolactone; Solvent displacement; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENTS; TURBULENCE;

ACETONE MIXTURES; CIJR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; IMPINGING JETS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE SYSTEMS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES; POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES; PROOF OF CONCEPTS; TURBULENT MIXING;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

EID: 61349156784     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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