Local mobility in amorphous pharmaceuticals - Characterization and implications on stability

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2935-2953

  Bhattacharya, Sisir ^a,b   Suryanarayanan, Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous; Crystallization; Lyophilization; Mobility; Physical characterization; Solid dispersion; Stability

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG STABILITY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW;

EID: 68949132727     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21728     Document Type: Article

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