Visualization and quantitative profiling of mixing and segregation of granules using synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography and three dimensional reconstruction

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 445, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 125-133

  Liu, Ruihao ^a   Yin, Xianzhen ^a,c   Li, Haiyan ^a,b   Shao, Qun ^c   York, Peter ^c   He, You ^d   Xiao, Tiqiao ^d   Zhang, Jiwen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory of Long acting and Targeting Drug Delivery System   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Frequency distribution; Mixing; Mixing index; Segregation; Synchrotron radiation X ray computed microtomography; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; VIBRATION;

CELLULOSE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; STARCH; SYNCHROTRONS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84874944133     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.02.010     Document Type: Article

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