Granule size control and targeting in pulsed spray fluid bed granulation

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 9-15

  Ehlers, Henrik ^a   Liu, Anchang ^b,c   Räikkönen, Heikki ^a   Hatara, Juha ^a   Antikainen, Osmo ^a   Airaksinen, Sari ^a   Heinämäki, Jyrki ^a   Lou, Honxiang ^b   Yliruusi, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomization pressure; Fluid bed granulation; Granule size; Inlet air relative humidity; Process control; Pulsed spray

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMIDITY; NEBULIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

CAFFEINE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMIDITY; LACTOSE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROCESSES; POWDERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 67649666988     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.04.041     Document Type: Article

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