Process analytical tools for monitoring, understanding, and control of pharmaceutical fluidized bed granulation: A review

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-15

  Burggraeve, Anneleen ^a   Monteyne, Tinne ^a   Vervaet, Chris ^a   Remon, Jean Paul ^a   Beer, Thomas De ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Control; Fluidized bed granulation; In process monitoring; Process Analytical Technology (PAT); Process understanding

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; AIRFLOW; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMATION; DRUG GRANULATION; EVAPORATION; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED GRANULATION; FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT; GASIFICATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REVIEW; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPATIAL FILTER VELOCIMETRY; TEMPERATURE; WET GRANULATION;

CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POWDERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84871928677     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: 18733441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.09.008     Document Type: Review

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