Twin screw wet granulation: The study of a continuous twin screw granulator using Positron Emission Particle Tracking (PEPT) technique

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 666-673

  Lee, Kai T ^a   Ingram, Andy ^a   Rowson, Neil A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fill level; Granules; Mixing; Positron Emissions Particle Tracking (PEPT); Residence time distribution (RTD); Twin screw granulator (TSG)

Indexed keywords

AC DI SOL SD 711; CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM; HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE; LACTOSE; MCC AVICEL PH 101; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG GRANULE; DRUG MIXTURE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MEDICAL DEVICE; POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; TWIN SCREW GRANULATOR;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXCIPIENTS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863785539     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: 18733441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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