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Research Article

Rheological evaluation of wet masses for the preparation of pharmaceutical pellets by capillary and rotational rheometers

Shabnam MajidiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Enghelab Sq., Tehran, Iran
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Ghodratolah H. MotlaghDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Enghelab Sq., Tehran, Iran
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Bahareh BahramianDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Enghelab Sq., Tehran, Iran
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Babak KaffashiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tehran, Enghelab Sq., Tehran, Iran
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Seyed A. NojoumiPasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Ismaeil HaririanDepartment of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 112-120 | Received 10 Sep 2011, Accepted 03 Nov 2011, Published online: 22 Dec 2011

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