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Lactose
Elucidation of the using condition and working mechanism of tertiary lactose in dry powder…
Tertiary lactose has been shown to improve aerosolization performance of carrier-based dry powder inhalation formulations. The working mechanism of the tertiary lactose, however, is still unclear, even the optimal working condition of the lactose fines. Two strategies to incorporate the tertiary…
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3D screen printing technology enables fabrication of oral drug dosage forms with freely tailorable…
3D printing offers new opportunities to customize oral dosage forms of pharmaceuticals for different patient populations, improving patient safety, care, and compliance. Although several notable 3D print technologies have been developed, such as inkjet printing, powder-based printing, selective…
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Comprehensive powder flow characterization with reduced testing
Powder flow is a critical attribute of pharmaceutical blends to ensure tablet weight uniformity and production of tablets with consistent and reproducible properties. This study aims at characterizing different powder blends with a number of different rheologic techniques, in order to understand how…
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Characterization and Validation of a New 3D Printing Ink for Reducing Therapeutic Gap in Pediatrics…
Abstract
3D printing technology can be used to develop individualized medicines in hospitals and pharmacies, allowing a high degree of personalization and the possibility to adjust the dose of the API based on the quantity of material extruded. The main goal of incorporating this technology is to…
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On the Influence of Raw Material Attributes on Process Behaviour and Product Quality in a Continuous…
Continuous manufacturing of oral solids is a complex process in which critical material attributes (CMAs), formulation and critical process parameters (CPPs) play a fundamental role. However, assessing their effect on the intermediate and final product’s critical quality attributes (CQAs) remains…
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The impact of material chemistry and morphology on attrition behavior of excipients during high…
Particle breakage by attrition is unavoidable in some unit operations and can lead to uncontrolled behavior of materials during processing. The aim of this study is to clarify the impact of material properties on attrition behavior. For the first time, an integral study with varying morphologies and…
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Reviewing the Impact of Powder Cohesion on Continuous Direct Compression (CDC) Performance
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The pharmaceutical industry is undergoing a paradigm shift towards continuous processing from batch, where continuous direct compression (CDC) is considered to offer the most straightforward implementation amongst powder processes due to the relatively low number of unit operations or…
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Investigation of the impact of Kollicoat® Smartseal formulation concepts on their taste masking…
Introduction
Taste-masking is typically considered to overcome the bitter or unpleasant taste of an active pharmaceutical ingredient, leading to a higher patient compliance and acceptability.
Different techniques are available to obtain such taste-masking functionality. An effective way is, to…
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The application of Near-Infrared Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy in scope of achieving continuous…
In scope of achieving real-time release of tablets, quality attributes need to be monitored and controlled through Process Analytical Technology tools such as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The authors evaluated the suitability of NIR-Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy (NIR-SRS) for continuous…
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Comparative Study of Selected Excipients’ Influence on Carvedilol Release from Hypromellose Matrix…
Solid dosage forms based on hypromellose (HPMC) with prolonged/extended drug release are very important from the research and industrial viewpoint. In the present research, the influence of selected excipients on carvedilol release performance from HPMC-based matrix tablets was studied. A…
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