Preparation of porous microcrystalline cellulose pellets by freeze-drying: Effects of wetting liquid and initial freezing conditions

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2104-2113

  Balaxi, Maria ^a   Nikolakakis, Ioannis ^a   Malamataris, Stavros ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crystals; Extrusion; Freeze drying; Oral drug delivery; Spheronization

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; MERCURY; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; EXTRACTION; FREEZE DRYING; HYDROGEN BOND; PELLET EXTRUSION; POROSITY; SPHERONIZATION;

EID: 77949856869     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21976     Document Type: Article

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