Pharmaceutical dosage forms dispersion systems

B. Idson, in H. A. Lieberman and co-eds.. Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, Disperse Systems, Vol. 1, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1988, Chapt. 6. 

This chapter describes the basic principles involved in the development of disperse systems. Emphasis is laid on systems that are of particular pharmaceutical interest, namely, suspensions, emulsions, and colloids. Theoretical concepts, preparation techniques, and methods used to characterize and stabilize disperse systems are presented. The term particle is used in its broadest sense, including gases, liquids, solids, molecules, and aggregates. The reader may find it useful to read this chapter in conjuction with Chapters 8, 12, and 14, since they include some of the most important applications of disperse systems as pharmaceutical dosage forms [1]. 

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Reprinted in part, with revisions and updates, by courtesy of Marcel Dekker, Inc., from L. H. Block, Scale-up of disperse systems Theoretical and practical aspects, in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Disperse Systems (H. A. Lieberman, M. M. Rieger, and G. S. Banker, eds.), Vol. 3, 2nd ed.. New York Marcel Dekker, 1998 366-378. 

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