Determination of the tensile strength of elongated tablets

Powder Technology

Volumn 238, Issue , 2013, Pages 169-175

  Pitt, Kendal G ^a   Heasley, Matthew G ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FEA; Finite element analysis; Oval tablet; Shaped tablet; Tablet tensile strength

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; FRACTURE LOAD; HUMAN BODIES; LIMITING VALUES; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; OVAL TABLET; PHARMACEUTICAL TABLETS; SHAPED TABLET;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; TABLET; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET THICKNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84875598418     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2011.12.060     Document Type: Article

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