Investigation into the impact of sub-populations of agglomerates on the particle size distribution and flow properties of conventional microcrystalline cellulose grades

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 542-548

  Gamble, John F ^a   Chiu, Wing Sin ^b   Tobyn, Mike ^a  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomerates; Excipients; Flow; Primary particle size

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

AGGLOMERATE; ARTICLE; DISPERSION; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG GRANULATION; FLOW KINETICS; GEOMETRY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CELLULOSE; EXCIPIENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 80052906809     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: 10979867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10837450.2010.495395     Document Type: Article

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