Chitin and chitosan as direct compression excipients in pharmaceutical applications

Marine Drugs

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1519-1547

  Badwan, Adnan A ^a   Rashid, Iyad ^a   Al Omari, Mahmoud M H ^a   Darras, Fouad H ^a  

^a JORDANIAN PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Chitin; Chitosan; Co processed excipients; Direct compression; Solid formulation

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DIRECT COMPRESSION EXCIPIENT; EXCIPIENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; SILICON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG;

CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEACETYLATION; DIRECT COMPRESSION PROCESSING; ELASTICITY; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLASTICITY; POWDER FLOW; PRECIPITATION; REVIEW; SPRAY DRYING; TENSILE STRENGTH; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; EXCIPIENTS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84925743761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md13031519     Document Type: Review

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