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SUBMITTER: Lakio S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2850503 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Drying is one of the standard unit operations in the pharmaceutical industry and it is important to become aware of the circumstances that dominate during the process. The purpose of this study was to test microcapsulated thermochromic pigments as heat indicators in a fluid bed drying process. The indicator powders were manually granulated with alpha-lactose monohydrate resulting in three particle-size groups. Also, pellets were coated with the indicator powders. The granules and pellets were fl ...[more]