Granulation techniques and technologies: Recent progresses

BioImpacts

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-63

  Shanmugam, Srinivasan ^a  

^a Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Granulation technique and technology; Moisture activated dry granulation; Pneumatic dry granulation; Reverse wet granulation; Steam granulation; Thermal adhesion granulation

Indexed keywords

DRUG; EXCIPIENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG GRANULE; DRY GRANULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FOAM GRANULATION; FREEZE GRANULATION; MELT GRANULATION; MOISTURE ACTIVATED DRY GRANULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMATIC DRY GRANULATION; REVERSE WET GRANULATION; STEAM GRANULATION; TABLET COMPRESSION; THERMAL ADHESION GRANULATION;

EID: 84924905436     PISSN: 22285652     EISSN: 22285660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/bi.2015.04     Document Type: Article

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