Artificial neural networks modelling the prednisolone nanoprecipitation in microfluidic reactors

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 514-522

  Ali, Hany S M ^a,b   Blagden, Nicholas ^a   York, Peter ^a   Amani, Amir ^a,c   Brook, Toni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Assiut University   (Egypt)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Microfluidics; Modelling; Nanoprecipitation; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; PREDNISOLONE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FLOW RATE; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PARTICLE SIZE; PREDNISOLONE; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 67349100912     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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