Particle size distributions of inert spheres and pelletized pharmaceutical products by image analysis

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 359-367

  Heinicke, Grant ^a   Schwartz, Joseph B ^b  

^a Formulation Development   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Multiparticulate; Particle size distribution; Pellets; Rotor granulation; Wurster coating

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PELLET; FILM COATING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 8744275255     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDT-200032996     Document Type: Article

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