Understanding interparticle interactions in powder systems is crucial to pharmaceutical
powder processing. Nevertheless, there remains a great challenge in identifying the key …

Sticking and picking during tablet manufacture has received increasing interest recently, as
it causes tablet defects, downtime in manufacturing, and yield losses. The capricious nature …

During the past 10 years particle engineering in the pharmaceutical industry has become a
topic of increasing importance. Engineers and pharmacists need to understand and control …

Particle bulk and surface properties are influenced by the powder processing routes. This
study demonstrates the effect of milling temperatures on the particle surface properties …

Performing chemical functionalization on the surface of nanoparticles underlies their use in
applications. Probing that a physicochemical transformation has indeed occurred on a …

Punch sticking during tablet manufacturing is a common problem facing the pharmaceutical
industry. Using several model compounds, effects of crystal size and shape of active …

The surface of a pharmaceutical solid has a direct implication on a wide range interfacial
phenomena affecting powder processing, handling, and performance. This chapter employs …

Surface energy with its polar and disperse components describes the physicochemical state
of nanoparticles'(NPs) surfaces, and can be a valuable parameter for predicting their bulk …

The aim of this work was to assess the effect of different crystalline polymorphism on surface
energetics of D-mannitol using finite dilution inverse gas chromatography (FD-IGC). Pure α …

This study proposes an approach for quantifying the amount of pharmaceutical powder
adhering (quality attribute) to the metals surfaces. The effect of surface roughness …