Understanding size enlargement and hardening of granules on tabletability of unlubricated granules prepared by dry granulation

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 758-766

  Patel, Sarsvatkumar ^a   Dahiya, Sandeepkumar ^a   Calvin Sun, Changquan ^b   Bansal, Arvind Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NIPER   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Granulation; Granule hardness; Granule size; Microcrystalline cellulose; Nominal granule fracture strength; Slugging; Tabletability; Tablets; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULE; PARTICLE SIZE; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FRIABILITY; TABLET HARDNESS; TABLET SURFACE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78650573603     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.22315     Document Type: Article

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