Coating and pelletization

Wargo and Drennen used NIR spectroscopy to monitor the potency and applied polymer solids content of controlled release beads at-line during laboratory- and pilot-scale rotogranulation and coating operations [38]. An aqueous suspension of diltiazem HCl, PVP K29/32, and micronized 

Pharmaceutical and medical applications of near-infrared spectroscopy 

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The fluid bed technology is used for drying, agglomerating, coating, and pelletization. The trend in the industry is toward integrating various steps currently used to produce the solid dosage products. In an attempt to minimize the number of steps... 

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