Subnanometre size free volumes in amorphous Verapamil hydrochloride: A positron lifetime and PVT study through Tg in comparison with dielectric relaxation spectroscopy

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 388-398

  Dlubek, Günter ^a   Shaikh, Muhammad Q ^b   Rätzke, Klaus ^b   Pionteck, Jürgen ^c   Paluch, Marian ^d   Faupel, Franz ^b  

^a ITA Institut fur innovative Technologien GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amorphous; Free volume; Glass transition; Mobility; Physical characterization; Relaxation time

Indexed keywords

GLASS; POLYMER; VERAPAMIL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DENSITY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; NANOANALYSIS; POSITRON; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 77955842252     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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