Applying dry powder coatings: Using a resonant acoustic mixer to improve powder flow and bulk density

Pharmaceutical Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 94-102

  Mullarney, Matthew P ^a   Beach, Lauren E ^b   Langdon, Beth A ^a   Polizzi, Mark A ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Pharmaceutical development group at Aprecia Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; BULK PROPERTIES; DRY POWDER COATINGS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL POWDER; POWDER FLOW; RESONANT ACOUSTICS; SHEAR CELLS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY); POWDERS;

POWDER COATINGS;

AEROSIL; AEROSIL R972; HYQUAL; IBUPROFEN; LACTOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MANNITOL; NANOPARTICLE; PARACETAMOL; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACOUSTIC PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; BIOPROCESS; BULK DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COATING; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRY POWDER; EQUIPMENT; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; VACUUM;

EID: 84856422807     PISSN: 15432521     EISSN: 21507376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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