Spray granulation for drug formulation

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1645-1661

  Loh, Zhi Hui ^a   Er, Dawn Z L ^a   Chan, Lai Wah ^a   Liew, Celine V ^a   Heng, Paul W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed granulation; Granulation; Pharmaceutical manufacturing; Process analytical technology; Solid dosage forms

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; GELATIN; GUM ARABIC; POVIDONE;

AEROSOL; AIRFLOW; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED GRANULATION; HUMIDITY; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRESSURE CHAMBER; REVIEW; SPRAY DRYING; TEMPERATURE;

POWDERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 81855181664     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: 17447593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425247.2011.610304     Document Type: Review

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