Integrating micromixer precipitation and electrospray drying toward continuous production of drug nanoparticles

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 931-937

  He, Yi ^a   Huang, Yanbin ^a   Wang, Wentan ^a   Cheng, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrospraying; Hydrophobic drug; Micromixer; Nanoparticle; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG NANOPARTICLES; ELECTROSPRAYING; ELECTROSPRAYS; HYDROPHOBIC DRUG; INTEGRATED DEVICE; LIQUID FLOW RATES; MICRO MIXERS; MICROMIXER; NANO-SUSPENSIONS; NON-SOLVENTS; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS CONDITION; SHAPE AND SIZE;

DRUG PRODUCTS; DRYING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NANOPARTICLES;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79953326104     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.01.092     Document Type: Article

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