Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2506369 | International Journal of Pharmaceutics | 2007 | 6 Pages |
The aims of this study were to compare the properties of granules prepared in a high-shear granulator and dried by using different methods (fluid-bed and microwave-vacuum drying) and to compare the properties of tablets pressed from such granules. Experiments on a production scale were performed with Collette Ultima Pro 600 single-pot processing equipment and a Glatt WSG 200 fluid-bed granulator and drier. The particles granulated in the traditional high-shear granulator and dried in a vacuum chamber had a higher porosity and higher bulk and tapped densities, as a consequence of the special characteristics of the drying process. They retained their spherical form, in contrast with the particles dried via the fluid-bed technology. The two types of granules required different compressing forces for tabletting.