Mechanical Characterization of Pharmaceutical Powders by Nanoindentation and Correlation with Their Behavior during Grinding
Controlling the size of powder particles is pivotal in the design of many pharmaceutical forms and the related manufacturing processes and plants. One of the most common techniques for particle size reduction in the process industry is powder milling, whose efficiency relates to the mechanical prope...
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MDPI AG,
2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Controlling the size of powder particles is pivotal in the design of many pharmaceutical forms and the related manufacturing processes and plants. One of the most common techniques for particle size reduction in the process industry is powder milling, whose efficiency relates to the mechanical properties of the powder particles themselves. In this work, we first characterize the elastic and plastic responses of different pharmaceutical powders by measuring their Young modulus, the hardness, and the brittleness index via nano-indentation. Subsequently, we analyze the behavior of those powder samples during comminution via jet mill in different process conditions. Finally, the correlation between the single particle mechanical properties and the milling process results is illustrated; the possibility to build a predictive model for powder grindability, based on nano-indentation data, is critically discussed. |
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| Item Description: | 10.3390/pharmaceutics14061146 1999-4923 |