Pellet Production by Hot Melt Extrusion and Die Face Pelletising

07 May 2013 in Research Highlights 431 hits

Introduction The production and manufacturing of solid pharmaceutical products is in need of new technologies to ensure a safe and…

Understanding Continuous High Shear Wet Granulation in Pharmaceutical Production

15 April 2013 in Research Highlights 1286 hits

Introduction Continuous processing is a promising approach for solid dosage manufacturing. High-shear wet granulation is performed in continuous mode using…

Film preparations for oral drug delivery

02 April 2013 in Research Highlights 2259 hits

Introduction Oral films have gained interest in the last couple of years. Films for oral application offer an interesting new…

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of an Active Coating Process

07 March 2013 in Research Highlights 1819 hits

Introduction The inter-tablet coating uniformity is a critical quality attribute in active coating processes. In this project an active coating…

Investigating Drug Release During Dissolution With MRI

28 February 2013 in Research Highlights 1928 hits

Magnetic Resonance Imaging The use of MRI as a powerful imaging and characterization modality in pharmaceutical dissolution research is now…

Paradigm Shift in Lipid-Based Drug Delivery?

28 February 2013 in Research Highlights 1456 hits

Lipid-based drug delivery systems have become a popular approach for the delivery of poorly water-soluble drugs. The limitations associated with…

The PSSRC aims to initiate and foster collaborative research between its members in all areas of the pharmaceutical solid state field by

  • forming a network with equipment and expertise for processing of pharmaceuticals with all critical unit operations and related solid state analysis
  • providing a discussion forum to exchange ideas and facilitate novel innovations 
  • providing a network to exchange members of the cluster through student and staff research visits
  • facilitating collaborations of its members in joint academic research projects and projects with the industry