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  • Created on: 15-04-19 18:11
What is the name given to the reduction in the volume of a powder bed due to the application of a force?
Compression
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What is the name given to the transformation of a powder into a coherent shape by powder compression?
Compaction
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What does (applied load)/(cross sectional area) measure?
Stress
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What does (change in length)/(original length) measure?
Strain
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Which name is given to tablets which have their API formulated into a solution or suspension, passed through a cryogenic freezing process, transferred to large scale freeze dryers and then sealed?
Lypholised tablets
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The API in lypholised tablets must be...?
Water insoluble
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Which test is used to assess flowability after a tablet has been produced?
Uniformity of weight
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What is the first stage of disintegration?
Capillary action + wicking
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What are micrometer calipers used to measure?
Tablet thickness
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What is a Roche friabilator used to assess?
Tablet friability
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What does (applied load)/(cross sectional area) measure?

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What does (change in length)/(original length) measure?

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