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Niklas Sandler1, Katharina Reiche2, Jyrki Heinämäki2
1Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Biosciences, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland. niklas.sandler@abo.fi.
Abstract:
Powder flow is influenced by environmental factors, such as moisture and static electricity, as well as powder related factors, such as morphology, size, size distribution, density, and surface area. Pharmaceutical solids may be exposed to water during storage in an atmosphere containing water vapor, or in a dosage form consisting of materials (e.g., excipients) that contain water and are capable of transferring in to other ingredients. The effect of moisture on powder flowability depends on the amount of water and its distribution. The aim of this work was to examine the effect of humidity on the flow properties of theophylline using information derived from solid-state analysis of the systems investigated.
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