Micromeritics Flashcards
Micromeritics can influence 3 things mentioned by Arnold
Manufacturing
Efficacy
Content uniformity
_______ is the science of small particles,bring together information on particle size measurement, size distribution and packing arrangement,
Micromeritics
Smaller the particle size, more efficacious due to better _____ property
Dissolving
Define medicated powder
Drug plus excipients intended for internal or external uses
Granules are ______ of powder materials
Agglomeration
In sieving, sieves with different meshing opening size lay on top of each other, the mesh size gets progressively _____ as you go from top to bottom
Smaller
In a frequency distribution plot, sieve is represented by ________ and microscopy is represented by ________
Weight distribution
Number distribution
The higher the _____, the worse the flow
Angle of repose
Name 3 properties that determine the efficiency of filling equipment used in manufacturing process and the size of the container to use for the finished product.
Porosity
Volume
Density
_____ is the empty space between the particle
Porosity
Powder of uniform-sized sphere can assume either one of two packing arrangement:
Rhombohedral packing
Cubic packing
Void equation
(Vbulk - true volume) / (Vbulk)
Porosity equation
Void x 100
Density equation
Mass (weight) / volume
Apparent density and true density equation
Weight of sample / Vbulk
Weight of sample / V