Nondestructive detection of glass vial inner surface morphology with differential interference contrast microscopy

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1378-1384

  Wen, Zai Qing ^a   Torraca, Gianni ^a   Masatani, Peter ^a   Sloey, Christopher ^a   Phillips, Joseph ^a  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential interference contrast microscope; Glass delamination; Glass particle; Imaging method; Microparticles; Morphology; Surface chemistry; Therapeutic proteins

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL INTERFERENCE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84857499966     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.23048     Document Type: Article

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