Binderless fluidized bed granulation of a type C hygroscopic pharmaceutical powder with prior humidification treatment

Powder Technology

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Ng, W K ^a   Shen, S C ^a   Tan, Reginald B H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Binderless; Fluidization; Granulation; Humidification; Type C particles

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS; AIR STREAMS; BINDERLESS; CONTACT SURFACE; FLOWABILITY; FLUIDIZED BED GRANULATION; HUMIDIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INTERPARTICLE FORCE; MOISTURE SORPTION; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDER; RE CRYSTALLIZATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TYPE C PARTICLES;

AGGLOMERATION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DISSOLUTION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRUG PRODUCTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; SORPTION; SPHERES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; FLUIDIZATION; HUMIDIFIER; HUMIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WETTABILITY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 78751584686     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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