Application of the near-infrared spectroscopy in the pharmaceutical technology

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 66, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Jamrógiewicz, Marzena ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Multivariate analysis; Near infrared spectroscopy; PAT; Pharmaceutical technology; Quality control; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

AEROSIL; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CEFALEXIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; DRUG VEHICLE; FLUCONAZOLE; FOLIC ACID; IBUPROFEN; LACTOSE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PARACETAMOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SULFANILAMIDE; SULFATHIAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN; TREHALOSE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG COATING; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET DISINTEGRATION TIME; TABLET HARDNESS; TABLET THICKNESS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG INDUSTRY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84861225360     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.03.009     Document Type: Review

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