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Lactose
Effect of Process Parameters, Protectants and Carrier Materials on the Survival of Yeast Cells…
The administration of living microorganisms is of special interest, with regard to probiotic microorganisms providing health benefits to the patient. Effective dosage forms require the preservation of microbial viability until administration. Storage stability can be improved by drying, and the…
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Smart specification setting for dry powder inhalation carriers
The specifications of excipients are important to pharmaceutical manufacturers to ensure that the final product can be manufactured robustly over the entire lifecycle of a drug product. Particle size specifications are key for dry powder inhalation excipients and they should be agreed between users…
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Predicting pharmaceutical powder flow from microscopy images using deep learning
The powder flowability of active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients is a key parameter in the manufacturing of solid dosage forms used to inform the choice of tabletting methods. Direct compression is the favoured tabletting method; however, it is only suitable for materials that do not show…
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Downstream processing of amorphous solid dispersions into tablets
Amorphous solid dispersions have gained tremendous attention as a commercially viable solubility enhancement technique for poorly water-soluble drugs. However, poor drug loading associated with poor drug-polymer miscibility is a major challenge in the downstream processing of ASDs. While many…
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Behaviour of magnesium stearate at particle–particle interfaces: Microdynamic flowability to monitor…
Monitoring magnesium stearate (MgSt) surface coverage remains a challenge in powders. Microdynamic flowability is proposed to better understand the nature of these films and how formulation and process variability affect the final product. The method examined small-scale particulate solids in motion…
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High-Shear Granulation of Hygroscopic Probiotic-Encapsulated Skim Milk Powder: Effects of…
A fine, hygroscopic, and poorly flowable probiotic powder encapsulating Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) was granulated using a high-shear granulation process, wherein a small amount of water (4%, w/w) was used for moisture-activation with or without 10% (w/w) resistant maltodextrin (RM). The…
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Celecoxib Nanoformulations with Enhanced Solubility, Dissolution Rate, and Oral Bioavailability:…
Celecoxib (CXB) is a Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS) Class II molecule with high permeability that is practically insoluble in water. Because of the poor water solubility, there is a wide range of absorption and limited bioavailability following oral administration. These unfavorable…
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Surface Modification of Lactose Carrier Particles Using a Fluid Bed Coater to Improve Fine Particle…
Surface roughness of carrier particles can impact dry powder inhaler (DPI) performance. There are opposing views on the effect of roughness on DPI performance. Hence, a systematic approach is needed to modify carrier surfaces and evaluate the impact on drug delivery. Carrier particle surfaces were…
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Interpretable artificial neural networks for retrospective QbD of pharmaceutical tablet…
As the pharmaceutical industry increasingly adopts the Pharma 4.0. concept, there is a growing need to effectively predict the product quality based on manufacturing or in-process data. Although artificial neural networks (ANNs) have emerged as powerful tools in data-rich environments, their…
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Surrogate modeling of dissolution behavior toward efficient design of tablet manufacturing processes
This paper presents surrogate models of dissolution behavior to identify the critical input parameters in tablet manufacturing processes. Dissolution behavior is a critical quality attribute, and is defined as the time profile of fraction of dissolved active pharmaceutical ingredients in a solvent…
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