Layered growth with bottom-spray granulation for spray deposition of drug

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 16-24

  Er, Dawn Z L ^a   Liew, Celine V ^a   Heng, Paul W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bottom spray granulation; Circulation pattern; Drug distribution; Fluidized bed; Layered growth; Wurster process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; FLUIDIZED BED; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SPRAY DRYING;

DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 67649644732     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.04.042     Document Type: Article

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