Air-dictated bottom spray process: Impact of fluid dynamics on granule growth and morphology

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 866-876

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

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bottom spray; Fluid dynamics; Fluidized bed granulation; Granule growth; Granule shape

Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULATION; DYNAMICS; FLOW KINETICS; MODULATION; MOISTURE; MORPHOLOGY; VELOCITY; WETTABILITY;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 70350662856     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040802680255     Document Type: Article

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