Modeling the granule formation mechanism from single drop impact on a powder bed.

Granule formation from drop impact on a powder bed can occur by either Tunneling or Spreading/Crater Formation. The governing regime can be specified by the experimentally determined modified Bond number (Bo(g)*), which is a ratio of the capillary force to the gravitational force acting on a particle. It was hypothesized that Tunneling would occur when the capillary and surface tension forces exceeded the weight of a powder aggregate in contact with the drop.

A priori performance prediction in pharmaceutical wet granulation: testing the applicability of the nucleation regime map to a formulation with a broad size distribution and dry binder addition.

In this study, Hapgood's nucleation regime map (Hapgood et al., 2003) was tested for a formulation that consists of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) of broad size distribution and a fine dry binder. Gabapentin was used as the API and hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) as the dry binder with deionized water as the liquid binder.