Theoretical and experimental investigations into the delamination tendencies of bilayer tablets

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 408, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 102-112

  Podczeck, Fridrun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilayer tablets; Delamination; Elastic mismatch; Far field stress intensity factor; Fracture mechanics; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BILAYER TABLET; ELASTICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; TEMPERATURE STRESS;

ASPIRIN; HOT TEMPERATURE; LACTOSE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 79953245891     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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