This fully revised edition of Handbook of Pharmaceutical Granulation Technology covers the rapid advances in the science of agglomeration, process control, process modelling, scale-up, emerging particle engineering technologies, along with current regulatory changes presented by some of the prominent scientist and subject matter experts around the globe. Learn from more than 50 global subject matter experts who share their years of experience in areas ranging from drug delivery and pharmaceutical technology to advances in nanotechnology. Every pharmaceutical scientist should own a copy of this fourth edition resource.

Key Features:

Theoretical discussions covering granulation and engineering perspectives.
Covers new advances in expert systems, process modelling and bioavailability
Chapters on emerging technologies in particle engineering
Updated Current research and developments in granulation technologies


Preface

About the Editor

List of Contributors

Chapter 1 Introduction, Dilip M. Parikh

Chapter 2 Theory of Granulation: An Engineering Perspective, Bryan J. Ennis, Michael Winn, Brandon Ennis, Naseem Jibrin

Chapter 3 Drug Substance and Excipient Characterization, Parind M. Desai, Lai Wah Chan, Paul Wan Sia Heng

Chapter 4 Binders in Pharmaceutical Granulation, Thomas Durig, Kapish Karan

Chapter 5 Excipients and their Attributes in Granulation, Anthony E. Carpanzano

Chapter 6 Spray Drying and Pharmaceutical Applications, Metin Celik, Pavan Muttil, Gulsilan Binzet and Susan C. Wendell

Chapter 7 Emerging Technologies for Particle Engineering, Dilip M. Parikh

Chapter 8 Roller Compaction Technology, Ronald Miller, Vishwas Nesarikar

Chapter 9 Advances in Wet Granulation of Modern Drugs, Bing Xun TAN, Wen Chin FOO, Keat Theng CHOW, Rajeev GOKHALE

Chapter 10 Fluid Bed Processing, Dilip M. Parikh

Chapter 11 Single Pot Processing, Griet Van Vaerenbergh, Harald Stahl

Chapter 12 Extrusion/Spheronization as a Granulation Technique, David F. Erkoboni

Chapter 13 Continuous Granulation, Chris Vervaet, Thomas De Beer, Valerie Vanhoorne

Chapter 14 Effervescent Granulation, Guia Bertuzzi

Chapter 15 Granulation of Plant Products and Nutraceuticals, Dilip M. Parikh

Chapter 16 Granulation Approaches for Modified Release Products, Neelima Phadnis, Sree Nadkarni

Chapter 17 Granulation of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs, Albert W. Brzeczko, Firas El Saleh, Hibreniguss Terefe

Chapter 18 Granulation and Production Approaches of Orally Disintegrating Tablets, Tansel COMOGLU, Fatemeh BAHADORI

Chapter 19 Melt Granulation, Shana Van de Steene, Valérie Vanhoorne, Chris Vervaet, Thomas De Beer

Chapter 20 Sizing of Granulation, Gurvinder Singh Rekhi, Richard Sidwell

Chapter 21 Granulation Characterization, Cecil W. Propst

Chapter 22 Bioavailability and Granule Properties, Sunil S. Jambhekar

Chapter 23 Granulation Process Modeling, Ian T. Cameron, Fu Y. Wang

Chapter 24 Scale-Up Considerations in Granulation, Yinghe He, Lian X. Liu, James Lister, Defne Kayrak-Talak

Chapter 25 Advances in Process Controls and End-Point Determination, Kevin A. Macias, M. Teresa Carvajal

Chapter 26 Use of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems in Pharmaceutical Applications, Metin Çelik

Chapter 27 Regulatory Issues in Granulation: Leading Next Generation Manufacturing, Prasad Kanneganti

Chapter 28 QbD and PAT in Granulation, Shivang Chaudhary